Techniques for releasing presentation nerves
Breathe and relax
Take three deep breaths from your stomach, imagine the air you take in is positive energy and the exhaled air is negative energy. Hold your hand in front of your mouth and concentrate on keeping the exhaled air hot.
Take three deep breaths from your stomach, imagine the air you take in is positive energy and the exhaled air is negative energy. Hold your hand in front of your mouth and concentrate on keeping the exhaled air hot.
Visualisation
Picture the audience reaction after you have finished speaking: see them on their feet, hear the applause and the cheering, feel the warmth of feeling they hold for you, you can almost smell the success as you shake hands with your admiring followers.
Keep imagining your presentation going well
Picture the audience reaction after you have finished speaking: see them on their feet, hear the applause and the cheering, feel the warmth of feeling they hold for you, you can almost smell the success as you shake hands with your admiring followers.
Keep imagining your presentation going well
More tips for overcoming the fear of public speaking
• Use involvement techniques (participation).
• Learn participants' names and use them.
• Establish your credibility early by stating your experience, qualifications, successes etc.
• Use eye contact to establish rapport.
• Anticipate potential problems and check in advance the facilities and audio visual equipment.
• Obtain information about the audience in advance
• Manage your appearance (dress comfortably and appropriately)
• Use your own style (don't imitate someone else)
• Assume the audience are on your side
• Introduce yourself to the group in advance (via a social context).
• Practice your responses to tough questions
• Use involvement techniques (participation).
• Learn participants' names and use them.
• Establish your credibility early by stating your experience, qualifications, successes etc.
• Use eye contact to establish rapport.
• Anticipate potential problems and check in advance the facilities and audio visual equipment.
• Obtain information about the audience in advance
• Manage your appearance (dress comfortably and appropriately)
• Use your own style (don't imitate someone else)
• Assume the audience are on your side
• Introduce yourself to the group in advance (via a social context).
• Practice your responses to tough questions
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