Presentation skills in SA need to be supplemented by good content and proper body language    public speaking. Presentation skills in SA sure are extremely vital for a presenter to effectively put his views across to the audience but without sound, cogent and logical content; all skills are bound to come to a naught. So, as you prepare for your presentation make sure that the content is top grade. Else, all the presentation skills you have learnt will fall flat on their face. When you decide on the content, the first thing to keep in mind is that it should be precise and concise. Elaborate and long winded content usually make the audience lose their focus and they become disinterested while following a presentation that seems to lead nowhere. So, clarify your objectives at the outset so that audience has a clear idea what you are trying to drive home. Begin slowly but surely creating the necessary backdrop through a suitable introduction and take care that the introduction remains relevant to the main topic and serve as starter whetting the appetite of the audience for more. Your lessons in presentation skills in SA must have given you tips about ways to attract audience attention, but my experience tells me that nothing can stir up interest of the audience better than a properly crafted introduction. But ensure that the introduction remains short and pithy giving teasing glimpses of what will follow. Never use any slides in the introduction as it sure would slacken the speed and lower the tempo of your presentation skills in SA.