[Rohan_DHS]

I am pretty comfortable with speaking to an audience, but there is a little period of nervousness, like 5 mins before I start, but I get over that once I get started.

A good tip would be to project your voice....and like SciGuy said, make eye contact. Also, I find that you should use a level of diction appropriate to your audience..ie if you are presenting to students just getting out of elementary schools, you don't want to use words too big. Another tip would be to keep a bottle of water with you, just so that you don't lose your voice.

And if you have been in a band/choir/plays, etc. and have performed in front of an audience, you wouldn't feel as uncomfortable speaking to them.

My last tip would be: just take it calmly, if you mess up, just pick up where you left off...

Hope this helps; Good Luck to those presenting