I hit the streets of Toronto to find out what people thought make a good presenter.
Check out the video below.
Should you move around when presenting?
To move or not to move...
I say, do what you can do engage your audience. And slow, deliberate movement can be a good thing to keep people more engaged.
Just make sure you’re not sprinting 🏃♀️ around the stage 🙂
The Helping Mindset: Nerves to Excitement
Adopting a helping mindset can be a powerful speaking tool.
I’ve realized that when we take the focus/thoughts off of ourselves, and direct that focus on how we can help our audience, we start getting excited to speak our message.
As a result, our message is received so much better. When people sense that you’re there to help them, they are usually much more inclined to listen.
So, adopt the helping mindset. Figure out and focus on how your message is helping the people in your audience, and you’ll start getting more excited to speak!
Two easy ways to calm presentation nerves
From the research that I’ve gathered, public speaking is the #1 most common fear amongst people. Not necessarily the biggest, but the most common of fears.
So, how can we overcome this fear?
What’s worked really well for me is remembering this: focus = feelings.
If I can take the focus/thoughts off myself, and put that focus directly on my audience, then it’s hard to be nervous.
Check out 2 quick tips in the clip below.