Attention Executive Women!
Here are 3 Quick Tips for Presenting Powerfully
- When speaking in public, stand firmly on two feet. Create a solid foundation for your body, which will make you appear strong. Hitching a hip, wrapping legs around each other, when standing, can cause you to appear tentative and unsure.
- Take a step with purpose, rather than being rooted to the floor, or walking aimlessly around the podium or stage. To increase energy or shift the mood, take a few steps. If your nerves are causing your knees to tremble, take a step or two and plant your feet together.
- Use your movement to connect more powerfully with your audience. Walk toward the front of the stage to connect and if relating a moving story. Move toward a person posing a question, move back to encompass the audience while responding.
3 comments:
Great Advice. BOth a newbie and a veteran can learn from this tip.
Thanks.
Thank you for these tips!
I remember another tip that you had shared with me regarding making the room my own prior to my speaking engagement. I walked around the room, got familiar with it, and then really felt comfortable during my presentation because I didn't feel so intimidated.
Sharon
These are valuable tips Catherine. Another one you had told me is not to have anything in your hands. I'm guilty sometimes of keeping the marker in my hand if I'm using a flip chart - must remember to put it down!
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