How to deliver

a catching presentation?

What is a presentation?

• Speech in front of a group

• Speech / performance on camera

• Face to face

• Sitting at a table / standing

• Supervisor / subordinate

• Business partners / clients

We present constantly

What makes a presenter appealing?

Performance• gestures• facial expression• body-language

55%35%

Contents- words -

10%

Voice

Stage fright!

• We have to step out from a crowd and speak in front of all those people when presenting …

… and the reaction is

FEAR, ANXIETY, DISTRESS

• Fluttering / pounding heart, tremor in hands and legs, facial nerve tics, dry mouth, tremble voice, diarrhea …

I want to quit this place!!!

• Turn the negative energy into positive

Stage fright = type of energy

Sources of stage fright

• Doubts whether the audience will appreciate my presentation

• Fear of infamy / disclosure of imperfections and weaknesses

• “I’ll forget what to say…”

• “I’ll lose the thread…”

• Depression

How to manage it

• Everyone suffers from stage fright

• Getting ready / well prepared

• “I perfectly know what I am going to talk about.”

• Make stage fright work for you

• Stage fright does not last forever

• Love your audience in advance

Stage fright?

Verbal communication

Speech and voice

Pace and speed

Intelligibility

Clear articulation

Pauses, interludes

Speak (sufficiently) loudly

Change the volume

Repeat the most important messages

Posture

Open stance

Balanced (weight on both legs)

Facing your audience

Changing position

Hands!

Non-verbal communication

Eye contact 2 - 3 seconds, one sentence / thought “Fair distribution” of eye contacts

Dress Conform with your audience Your ideas - not clothes - are to be

remembered

Timing Plan the length of your presentation Be punctual

Positive attitude, cogency, smile

Non-verbal communication

• Are you ready? Don’t wait, start. No need to be too formal

• Take position in front of your audience – not aside

• Start your presentation while you have the eye contact

• Can you see everyone? Can everybody see you?

Entering the stage

• You don’t have to start talking immediately

• Open your presentation with something „catchy“

• Pay special attention to your body-language

• SMILE

• Presenting in a foreign language

Entering the stage

• Sum up main messages

• Stress advantages that your solution brings to your clients

• Provide contact info and encourage the audience to get in touch with you

• Never forget to thank

Closing remarks

Thank you for your attention!

Dušan KulkaManaging Partner

Na Květnici 25, 140 00 Praha 4, Czech RepublicTel. +420261226666, +420602358800, fax +420261221753e-mail: kulka@bermangroup.cz, http://www.bermangroup.cz