Your presentation is perfect until the last minute. How do you ensure it still leaves a powerful impression?

Just like in comedy sets, the two most important moments in a speech are the open and the close, as they are the ones that are remembered most. You want to put your best material at both ends. Openings are a great time to illustrate the urgency of the problem you have come to solve. Closings are a great time to motivate by validating the work that they do and the difference that they make. Never end with Q&A, as it means you won't be able to control the dismount of your speech. End with a poem, or a powerful statement, or a question for the audience.

“A picture is worth a thousand words.” – Fred R. Barnard I recommend using striking images or clear, concise slides that encapsulate your main points. Avoid clutter and complexity to ensure the visual is impactful and easy to remember.

A presentation will be very boring if all the material from start to finish is delivered in a flat voice. Therefore, make some kind of mark on the parts that need to be emphasized or sound bolder, and heavier with a higher pitch. In particular, the closing part of the presentation should not be reduced or slowed down so that the audience continues to listen to you until the end. Maintain the same tone and remain enthusiastic so that the audience is still waiting for what you want to convey and suddenly the presentation ends.

Body language is an important key in a presentation from the first slide to the last slide where you must close the presentation with an attitude that provides information but does not patronize. You master the material completely but you don't seem the smartest yourself. Ready to accept any difficult questions. All of this will be seen in body language, for example, if you spread your arms to the audience, that you are very open, tilt your head while showing your ears as a symbol that you are ready to listen to other people's input, you remain standing in place without rushing to the laptop and close the presentation on the screen and immediately sat down to find a sense of security.

Practice Makes Perfect. I do agree with this statement that all champions won their medals by practicing their skill more and more. Boxer practicing with the sandsack, swimmer by the pool. Then how about the presenter? The presenter could practice the skill by simulation in front of the big mirror to see how he/she was doing the closing statement of the presentation. The most effective is doing that in front of some friends and pretending they are your real audience.

You need to know that in a presentation, not all audiences really listen well and are enthusiastic about the material you present. Therefore, in the end, you can help them remember what you want to convey by distributing cue cards containing the points you convey. Meanwhile, another style is that at the end of the session, the speaker likes to ask about important points in the presentation and give souvenirs to those who can answer well.