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I need some advice for my first time giving a 10 minute verbal presentation during an interview

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As the title says really! I've got an interview for a project coordinator role at my local council and part of the interview is a 10 minute verbal presentation (no visual aids) about how I'd gather evidence of need for a community project and how I'd promote the project throughout its lifespan.

Though I've experience project planning and running meetings for another council that I presently work for, I'm a nervous speaker when I know something is a test and when addressing people I don't know for the first time, so I'm a bit worried that I'll blank. I'm a thousand times better in a conversational meeting/discussion setting and usually do well at interviews, but this has me rattled. I would love to take a full script but appreciate that's not really what they'll want.

Has anyone got any handy tips or advice to help me survive? I think the job would really suit me and that I'd be genuinely good at it, so I'm worried about letting myself down with the presentation.…

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