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Positive Presenting: Techniques from
Theater and Psychology to Increase Your Presence
and Somatic Well-Being
JULY 17, 2014
CPPA Conference
Shannon M. Polly, MAPP
Objectives
Distract you from your email for an hour
Make you interact and get the blood flowing
Discuss internal and external presence
Share the science on somatic well-being
Learn how to manage nerves
Agenda
The Internal
Intention
The External
Breathing
Voice
Posture
Eye Contact
Gestures
Managing Energy
Anxiety Management
Positive Presenting
Where is this being applied today?
Internal Presence
What do you want?
Romeo and Juliet
Mirror Neurons
What do we say about people?
“His words resonated
with me’
‘I got a bad vibe’
‘My friend has such a
radiant heart.’
What is your objective?
An infinitive verb…
A terrified presenter?
A skilled presenter?
Intention Homework
External Presence
Eye contact
Breathing
Voice
Pace
Pitch
Projection
Gestures
Posture
Managing energy
Albert Mehrabian
Impact on Liking and Believability
Verbal x%
(Words)
Vocal x%
(Tone of voice)
Visual x%
(Facial expressions, gestures) 100%
Breathing
What does it do for you?
Slowing Pace
Lower Pitch
Increase Projection
Managing Anxiety
Voice
Pace
I didn’t say she bit my dog.
Pitch
Scale of 1 - 10
Projection
Scale of 1 - 10
Gestures
The Pencil Test
Posture
Do you know where your sternum is?
Amy Cuddy
Managing Energy
Eat, Sleep, Move – Tom Rath
Smarts & Stamina – Britton & Shaar
Anxiety Management
What happens for you?
Anxiety Management
Incorporate Mistakes
‘No one can tell you are nervous’
Drink a glass of water
Your suggestions?
The Bowling Study
Avoid what you
did wrongThink about what
you did right
Positive Presenting
Deliberate Practice
Agenda
The Internal
Intention
The External
Breathing
Voice
Posture
Eye Contact
Gestures
Managing Energy
Anxiety Management
Positive Presence
Contact
Shannon Polly, MAPP
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Thank You!
Flow is the psychological state of full
engagement…
Flow Characteristics
1. Clear Goals
2. Concentration
3. Self-consciousness
4. Time
5. Feedback
1. Skill and challenge
2. Control
3. Motivation
4. Absorption
Story of Flow
Flow Crafting
Try to add some novelty, using your strength of
curiosity, to the task. What is interesting about the
task?
How can you increase your skill? Or increase
challenge?
Go through the 9 factors that induce flow and see how
you can build them into the activity*
*Reminder: You do not need all 9 to induce flow.
Make an action plan
Schedule it into your calendar