Rafael Nadal and the #1 Presentation Fear.
It is accepted by many presentation skills practitioners that the fear of making a fool of oneself is central to all other fears. The specific one I wish to address here is mentioned regularly during programmes or lectures that I’ve delivered – the fear of addressing high level business people or “superiors”. I recall having similar fears when I started out in business. Specifically my fear was selling to older, more established people. A more experienced colleague pointed out to me that emotionally people are very similar regardless...
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If you’ve ever been bored by someone’s presentation, then you’ll want to ensure that you don’t do the same to your audience when it’s your turn to speak. Here are 13 great tips on how to engage your audience so that they enjoy your presentation, and take action (if that’s what you intended!). Look at them. Make eye contact. In fact, do it a lot. It’s far easier to make eye contact when you don’t keep staring at the screen (or horrors, reading off it). Take in all sections of the audience, not just one area. Smile frequently,...
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