Crossing a Bridge of Shyness: Public Speaking for Communicators
http://www.eeicommunications.com/eye/shyness.html
Diane Ullius, the author of this article published in The Editorial Eye, teaches oral and written communication skills at EEI Communications and at Georgetown University. She offers practical advice about getting over the fear of speaking in public.

Preparing Outstanding Presentations
http://www.ieeepcs.org/tt10.html
http://www.ieeepcs.org/tt11.html
http://www.ieeepcs.org/tt12.html
http://www.ieeepcs.org/tt13.html
http://www.ieeepcs.org/tt14.html
http://www.ieeepcs.org/tt15.html
http://www.ieeepcs.org/tt16.html
This is a series of articles from Cheryl Reimold's "Tool of the Trade" column. Preparing Outstanding Presentations includes sections on understanding your audience; basic presentation structure; the introduction, body, and summary of presentation; effective visuals; and making visuals memorable.

Visual Aids in Presentations
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infotrac/visualaids.html
This site, from TRACE tip sheets at the University of Waterloo, contains a summary of the use of visual aids in presentations.

Giving a Scientific Talk: A Guide for Botanists
http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/sciwriting/talks.htm
In this article, Derek Keats and Alan Millar argue that oral presentations are an inefficient means of giving information because little of it is retained. Such presentations, however, are effective for stimulating discussion, constructive criticism, and interest among colleagues and students. The authors describe the primary features of a good talk and provide detailed suggestions for creating audio-visual aids suitable for scientific presentations.