10 Common Presentation Errors \begin{tabular}{|l|l|} \hline \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{ ERROR } \\ \hline 1. Failing to test out equipment ahead of time & \\ \hline 2. Rushing introduction before obtaining audience attention & \\ \hline 3. Failing to make purpose clear at outset & \\ \hline 4. Reading from slides & \\ \hline 5. Talking in a monotone \\ \hline 6. Standing in front of slides & \\ \hline 7. Too much text on slides and/or text too small & \\ \hline 8. Poor colour contrast in visuals \\ \hline 9. Too much clip art or animation & \\ \hline 10. Ignoring the time limit & \\ \hline \end{tabular}