• Maintain eye contact with the audience.
• Use natural hand gestures.
• Keep body movement quiet and natural.
• Maintain appropriate voice volume.
• Avoid wearing distracting clothing or accessories.
• Maintain a constant rate of speech.

If possible, practice your presentation in the very place you'll deliver it. Use your visuals when you practice so they integrate well into your talk. Come to the Writing Center and try it out on us!!

Finally, don't feel you have to memorize the entire piece. In many cases you will be able to use memory prompts such as note cards or an outline. Most people find the more they practice, the more at ease they feel when they give their presentation.