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It can be very short. It's just the overview, the key points you need to cover and reminders for extra curriculum research, resources and any multiple skill level teaching aids applicable.

IMHO the key to a good presentation certainly involves an overview of what you are trying to achieve. (The 1 or 2 points you actually want to leave the audience with. In marketing terms the call for action, or in business terms, what you want the audience to actually go off and do about what you said. AKA - sure it was fun, but what was the point.)

But the main thing is to be "flexible". To have bullet points you must cover, but to leave a lot of room for audience feedback and participation To throw it back out to them. To get a gauge if they are actually getting what you saying, or need it. If the majority already know what you are going to say, or don't; need to know, then you need to change the contents and delivery, to bets server them. This audience is unique. Value it. Use it. Maximise it. It's your duty as a presenter. It's not a pre-scripted speech, white paper or tutorial, which they could have just downloaded off the internet from home, and read in far more comfortable circumstances and at their own pace. This is a unique "experience" for them and for you!

PS Don't imagine your audience naked. It really doesn't help and can be distracting on occasions. Just remember they are people who don't want to be there either. Entertain them. Inform them. They probably can't do better and if they can, they should be here instead. Above all, look at it from your audiences perspective. What do the want to know? What do they know already and how best to explain it? What would keep their attention. Include pauses, dynamics (soft and load, slow and fast pace), own the stage and make body gestures (i.e. arm waiving).

But don't go over the top with these presentation tricks, or they'll think you're a nutter ;-)

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