One word of caution though: if your presentation sucks, people will assume the same of your technical competence and you’ll risk severely damaging your employability. Treat the task of presenting as though it was another project of your job (and a medium sized one at that), so that you allow enough time and resources to learn how to do it well.

Get some training in public speaking, too – average won’t cut it if you’re hiking yourself out as a speaker! The stakes are higher that way.

Simon