The 5 Most Important Things in: “Refine Your Nonverbal Delivery”

Group 12: Global DominationGreg Moldovan

Bibiana EnriquezAndrew Nguyen

Body Position Distracting positions

and movement Formal positions Informal positions

Gestures Distracting gestures Reinforce your point Adapt to the situation

Stance

Foot placement

Motion

1) Look Natural and Poised

Small Repetitive

Exaggerated

Keep it in Your Strike Zone

Eye contactCreate anchors in the audienceHave Little conversationsLook long enough to complete a thought

Voice InfluencersVolume InflectionRateFillers

2) Be Mindful Of Your Eye Contact & Voice

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3) Practice Your Delivery

Getting Comfortable With the ContentPrepare notes “Own” Your Content

Prepare your slidesKeep it flowingKeep it neat

3) Practice Your Delivery

Find a place

Time it

Be Flexibl

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4) Harness Your Nerves“74% of Americans have a fear of public

speaking” -National Institute of Mental Health

Analyze your symptoms Make a List

Practice Effectively Try to get live feedback

Speak to the interested listeners Increases confidence

Visible Symptoms

• Rubbing fingers• Fidgeting with

objects• Using very shaky

hands• Pacing or rocking• Staring at notes• Darting eye contact• Blushing

Audible Symptoms

• Using many filler words

• Speaking too fast• Speaking too softly• Gasping for breath• Stumbling over

words• Using noisy

gestures

“If you feel like you shouldn’t be somewhere; Fake it. Do it not until you make it-but until you become it.” – Amy Cudy

5) Act Confident, Be Confident

Power Posing High vs Low

Visualize your success Positive Self Image

Which is a HIGH Power Pose?

A B C

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Summary

Look Natural and Poised

Be Mindful of your Eye Contact and

Voice Influencers

Practice your Delivery

Harness your nerves

Act Confident, Be Confident

Questions?

1. Describe a formal position.2. Give a brief description of the 4 voice

influencers (Volume, Rate, Inflection, Fillers)3. The more research you do, the more ________

your presentation gets.4. High power poses increase _______ and

decrease _______ .5. To help with your nerves, try to get live ________.

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