- Temperature of the room *
- Size of the room *
- Acoustics
- Distance between the speaker and the audience
- Any physical barriers between the speaker and the audience *
- The lighting
- Size of the audience *
- Background of the audience
- Expectations of the audience *
- Relationships among audience members
- Visual aids *
- Nature of the topic
- Knowledge of speaker
- Preparation by speaker*
- Goal of the speaker
- What the audience hopes to get out of the presentation *
- Appearance of the speaker *
- The speaker's voice
- Eye contact
- Proper mix of generalizations and examples*
- The theme*
- Sound system
- Physical comfort of audience re chairs, tables, writing materials, refreshments
- The nature of the introduction, especially if given by another person *
- The pace *
- The number and size of breaks *
- Enthusiasm level or tone of the speaker *
- Length of presentation *
- Audience's ability to ask timely questions *
- Hand-out materials *
- Clarity *
[* Items that often receive less attention than they deserve.]
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