b'Make sure to confirm in advance with the host how long you have to speak so that you can tailor your slide presentation to the time you have. 8.If you have hired someone to design your slides, make sure they dont convert your words into images that are pasted into Powerpoint as you wont be able to edit or tailor your slides and youll likely want to do that at some point. Tell them you need the slides created in PowerPoint in an editable format. And make sure they read these guidelines.9.Tailor your presentation in advance to suit the type of audience. If you are talking to real estate investors, you dont have to convince them why they should invest in real estate so skip those slides; but if you are talking to physicians, why invest in real estate might be a central part of your message. I customize or update slides for almost every presentation. 10. Always bring your presentation to someone elses hosted event on your computer and on a thumb drive. You never know until you get there if the host is providing a dedicated computer thats already connected to the projector; or if your computer wont connect, you can use someone elses.Giving the Presentation 1.You should be able to deliver a deal presentation in approximately 20 minutes with 10 minutes left for questions and answers. If your entire presentation plus Q&A is longer than 30 minutes, you will lose the attention of your audience, and youll probably start repeating 258'