WHEN SPEAKING, 

DON’T RELY ON PROPS

Props and support materials can help embellish a presentation. However, there are ONLY props supporting the presenter and should never, in their display, take centre stage. Listeners and audience members are there to hear the presenter, not to be entertained by a collection of props.  Their overuse can distract listeners from the point of the speech. There is a need to avoid sullying the presentation and taking from the prime purpose of the gathering.