For day 16 of my F.O.O.D. Advent Calendar I’m thinking about online presentations you may need to make. Don’t let yours be full of lumps and bumps instead use my SIEVED technique!

Structure – think beginning, middle and end, like the news – tell them what you’re going to tell them, tell them and then tell them what you’ve told them.

What’s going to create interaction on either an emotional or physical level? A personal story? What can you get them to do to demonstrate the point you’re raising? Use polls, quizzes etc to make it more interesting

If you don’t show energy and passion for what you’re doing, why should others! Check out your energy level by recording yourself and giving yourself some critique!

Warm up your voice with some exercises before you get online. eg Peter Piper gets your mouth moving!!

I often hear people saying how difficult it is to engage online. Think of technology as just another medium. Let your personality shine through as if you were face to face. Lean forward and look into the camera, sit back and listen so that you can then take in the whole screen.

Finally remove any distractions for your audience. If in doubt, have a plain wall behind you.