A scientific presentation should always be prepared with the audience in mind. To blindly offer a showcase of your own accomplishments, reflecting only your interests, is a sure recipe for miscommunication and results in a poor performance from the perspective of the audience.
Communication is the key. Look upon your presentation as a dialogue with the audience, not a monologue. Be sensitive to the needs and interests of your audience, and reflect on the questions: What do they expect to learn from my presentation? How can my presentation be useful to them? A presentation prepared with these questions in mind is more likely to succeed with the audience than a presentation intended from the outset solely to impress the listeners by glorifying the speaker's self-perceived accomplishments.
Try to find out beforehand who might be in attendance during the presentation. Often it is possible to give credit to a specific member ...
