How to Command a Room during your Presentation?
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sending the Right signals
to your audience is incredibly important when
giving a presentationthis is what separates
OK presentersfrom great ones
understand that before youeven open
your mouth to speak you are already being judged bythe audience
How you walk, carry yourself, and even the gestures you use will all decide whether or not you command the room
THE KEY TO EARNING THE ATTENTION AND
RESPECT OF YOUR AUDIENCE IS BALANCING STRENGTH
AND WARMTH AND SENDING THE RIGHT VERBAL AND
NONVERBAL CUES
1 GIVE YOURSELF ACONFIDENCE BOOST
Before walking on stage, stand in the
Superhero pose, hands on hips, chest out, and
feel your own power and awesomeness
IT MAY SOUND SILLY BUT YOUR MIND
PICKS UP SIGNALS FROM YOUR BODY
STANDING IN THIS POSE
AND FEELING LIKE A SUPERHERO,
EVEN FOR A MINUTEWILL CAUSE A
HORMONAL REACTIONTHAT WILL
MAKE YOU FEEL
Calm & Confident
2FEELGrateful
In order to project warmth to the audience, you have to genuinely feel happy and grateful to be speaking with them
INSTEAD OFFEELING NERVOUSWHEN STEPPING
ONTO THAT STAGE,REMEMBER THAT
YOU ACTUALLY WANT &CHOOSE TO BE THERE
SO, TAKE A DEEP
Breath, Relax & SmileBEFORE GOING ON
3GREAT COMEDIANS KNOW
IN ORDER TO WORK THE ROOM THEY’VE GOT TO
MOVE AROUND THE ENTIRE STAGE AND OWN THE SPACE.
MOVING AROUND STAGE
WITH PURPOSE DEMONSTRATES
Confidence & Control
WORK THE
ROOM
BE SURE TO GET A FEEL
FOR THE VENUE BEFORE
YOUR PRESENTATION
SO YOU KNOW
WHAT KIND OF
SPACE
YOU’LL BE WORKING IN
ALSO, BE SURE
YOU WON’T HAVE
TO USE A FIXED
MICROPHONE
SO YOU CAN BE FREE
TO MOVE AROUND
WHEN YOU WANT
4YOUR
Look at
AUDIENCEONE OF THE QUICKEST WAYS
TO LOSE COMMAND OF THE
AUDIENCE IS TO LOOK
DOWN AT THE GROUND
INSTEAD AT THE PEOPLE
YOU’RE SPEAKING WITH
YOU SCANTHE CROWD
AND MAKEEye contactTHROUGHOUT
YOURPRESENTATION
Let Your Gaze Land on a
Friendly Face and Hold
their Attention for a Few
Seconds Before Moving on
to Another
USE STORIES & FUNNY
ANECDOTES TO MAKE A
POINT
TELL A JOKE OR DO AN
IMPRESSION
The easiest way to command your
audience is to truly engage them, and humor is
uniquely engaging
hand gestures
6WATCH YOUR
While you definitely want to use your hands
throughout your speech, be aware that
some hand gestures can come across as nervous and fidgety
DO NOT CROSS YOUR ARMSAS THIS CAN BE
VIEWED AS STAND-OFFISHALSO, RUBBING YOUR
NECK OR FACE MAY MAKE YOU APPEAR ANXIOUS
BEST TO KEEP YOUR
HANDS AWAY FROM YOUR
OWN BODY COMPLETELY
DURING YOUR
PRESENTATION
7TRUST
YOUR OWNexpertise
The reason you are in front of people speaking is because you know something they don’t, but wish they did
DON’T SELL YOURSELF SHORT BY USING WEAK
LANGUAGE SUCH ASI think OR I FeelYOU ARE AN EXPERT
ON THIS TOPIC ANDYOU know WHAT YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT