OK, I can see all of you out there saying, what the heck does giving presentations have to do with amateur radio? Well, I happen to be of the opinion that giving a good presentation is one of those basic skills that apply to every aspect of one’s life. In this case, I’m writing about it here because I am in the process of trying to plan out this year’s list of presentations at our monthly meetings..

Generating a list of topics is the easy part. In fact, here’s my list:

• PSK31
• Emergency Communications
• 60m
• Working satellites
• Shortwave listening
• Antenna Experimentation
• License class results
• Show and tell night
• ARRL Videos
• Power line safety
• Other Ham Radio Clubs - QCWA, Fists, TAPR, NJ QRP Club, etc.
• NTS
• APRS
• Public Service Events
• Choosing and Using an digital multimeter (DMM) or oscilloscope

The hard part is finding someone to give the presentation. First, it’s a fair amount of work to give a presentation. You have to research the topic, prepare the slides, etc. Then, you have to actually give the presentation. This is what gets a lot of people. They get so nervous about it, that they just freeze up when they get in front of a group.

That being the case, I wanted to be able to point people to some Web resources on how to give a presentation. I did a Google search and came up with the following websites:

• Kevin Bone’s How to Give a Presentation
• Guillaume’s tips on how to give a presentation
• Making Business Presentations Work
• Tips for Talks - A Checklist for Success
• How to Give a Good Scientific Presentation
• Giving a Presentation
• How to give a talk

If you know of any more, please let me know.