I went to a public viewing when I was in Alice Springs some years ago. They picked out a few objects that people can see with the naked eye, then got them to look at same through the scope. Then they had one "ooh ahhh" object to wow the crowd.
I generally show people things like Jupiter & Saturn, the moon through a filter, M42 & the LMC or SMC. Everyone also seems to like looking at Crux & Orion, so pointing out some constellations is always a hit.
Good luck with it.
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