What advice would you give someone who is preparing a presentation for their big upcoming event?

Get a damn good template (buy it if you have to) and spend most of your time practicing to an audience

For me, the most important thing is practicing!!! Practice makes perfect. Only if you are totally familiar with your content, you can present it fluently and organized.

things that work for me are: 1. Rehearse a lot: even in the shower or walking on the street; so that I will never forget anything important even if I am super nervous during the presentation 2. Prepare questions: make a list to write down all the possible questions and then prepare the answers. even if I run into unprepared questions during the presentation, I will lead them to the prepared ones 3. relax relax relax: nothing is a big deal. just enjoy the process

Rule of thumb for me, for presentations that really mean a lot to you - for every 10 min of the presentation allocate 1 day of prep. 50 min presentation = one business week , or 40 hours of prep (slides, speaking notes, practice etc)

Try to implement some harmless jokes, the audience will love it and will keep up with the presentation and you get soothed as well if you have fun at presenting! ✨

Review the entire presentation and ask yourself how you can strip away unnecessary words. We come for the idea but stick for the story.