re: "Speaking to large groups" knower abouters

Helpful tips I’ve learned along the way:

Breakdown your material as best as you can into “sections”. Intro center stage, move up and left to talk about the first section, then progress to the right of the stage as you work through the other “sections.” Closing, return back to center stage. This gives the audience visual cues and provides you with structure and helps to remember the various parts of your speech if you practice it this way.
If your presentation has 3 “sections” it’d look like this. Intro center, 1st section front left, 2nd middle stage, 3rd front right of stage and then return to center for conclusion and questions.

If you’re not comfortable, say it. It’s quite alright and most people feel the same. It’ll help you relax and is usually good for a few chuckles to open.

As you speak to the crowd, focus on the TOPS of peoples heads instead of trying to make eye contact.

Eliminate or reduce the “uhhhhs”, “you knows” and “like” as you practice your presentation. These filler comments can distract you and the audience.

If you can, add a few “raise your hand if you’ve dealt with X” to engage the crowd if you want.

Hope the above helps you out. The first few sentences will be your toughest as you get up there. You will naturally “settle in” after there, so knock that out the park and you will be smooth sailing from there.

GOOD LUCK!!