In this age of digital distraction eye contact has never been more important! Our eyes are the windows to our souls after all. So, make eye contact with your audience. Don’t just scan the room – or look down at the floor –or stare at your notes – or randomly look around at the ceiling. […]
No matter how professional we are, we all make mistakes. If you do make a mistake when presenting, own it! Make it yours! If we’ve made a mistake and it destablises us, and then we mumble or are visibly nervous this radiates to our audience and they become uncomfortable. In comedy we are taught to […]
Did you know that 93% of our communication is non verbal? (Seriously…) We all have these amazing physical tools we can use to bring our message to life but sometimes we just forget to use them or use them incorrectly. Here’s some body language DO NOTs Do not hold yourself in any way that closes […]
Often when we’re presenting we want to do the best job possible. We want to be perfect. Any perfectionists out there? Hi….. We can get so preoccupied with aiming for perfect that it adds pressure and heightens our anxiety + nerves and can work against us. I have a secret for you… are you ready? […]
Pauses are crucial and such a powerful tool for presenters. In comedy we call this beat. And as you know, timing is everything when it comes to delivering an awesome joke. Often when we’re presenting we don’t pause enough because we’re focused on getting through our talk… or we’ve gone off on a tangent. But […]
We have so amazing physical tools to help bring our message to life on stage when we are speaking – one of which is our voice. Think of your voice as a tool you can maneuver to enhance the message you’re delivering. When we speak slowly, we come across as monotone. When we speak quickly […]
It’s really, really easy to ramble and to waffle on when we are presenting, right? Have you experienced that? Why do we do it? Two reasons. 1. When we are in front of a live audience we either get really, really nervous or we get really, really excited. Both of these can wind us up, […]
Did you know that we have a seven second window to make a positive first impression? That is nothing. That’s from now – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 – until now…. The best way to make a positive first impression is to smile. That means when you hit the stage, when you get […]
My first tip is definitely do not picture your audience in their underwear. Trust me, it never works. When we get nervous and anxious before a presentation – whether we’re presenting to one person, three people, our boss, our colleagues, or to a room full of 400 strangers – our physiology takes over. It’s really […]
As we all know, public speaking commonly tops the lists of our greatest fears in life. For many of us, speaking in front of an audience is more terrifying than spiders and snakes. But why? Why are we so afraid of getting on stage and speaking in front of a crowd, or to our peers? […]