Working with Nervousness 1. Grapple with reality: watch your recorded presentation!!
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Working with Nervousness
1. Grapple with reality: watch your recorded presentation!!
Questions to ask as you watch your videodisk:
• What is my greatest strength as a speaker? • What is the weakest part of my presentation?
Why?• What, specifically, can I do to improve?
– Exercises? Practice techniques? Organizational strategies?
• What should be the result of my improvement efforts in my next talk?
Checklist for Your Reviewer
• Is the structure of the talk evident?
• Does the speaker sound enthusiastic?
• Are the visuals clear and compelling?
• Does the speaker maintain eye contact?
• Is the subject matter clear and compelling?
• Does the speaker move naturally, without fidgeting?
• Does the pace seem right?
• Can you hear every word?
• Do the speaker and the talk hold your interest?
Nervousness is normal.
• Learn to accept and work with your nervousness.
• Let it give you energy to plan the presentation.
• Let it give you energy during the talk.
• But control it!
Practicing answering questions.
• Brainstorm possible questions.• Practice answering questions as part of rehearsal
(ask a friend to help).• Practice responding to questions calmly. Don’t
assume that tough questions are hostile questions.• Q&A can be the most valuable part of the talk for you.
Don’t assume that tough questions are hostile questions.
• You’ve probably gotten someone really thinking!
• If question is long, offer to speak with questioner privately after the talk.
• If question is difficult, do not try to bluff an answer. Admit you had not “thought of [or studied] that.”
Tips for Overcoming Nervousness
• Try exercising before your talk• Avoid caffeine the day of your talk• Replace negative self-talk with positive.• Check all equipment in advance• Take a moment before speaking to get relaxed
and adjusted to your audience.• Remember, your audience wants you to
succeed!
Relax, especially just before your talk.
Consider using techniques like these:
• Deep breathing
• Positive mental imaging (similar to what sports coaches suggest) – visualize your talk as a success.
Positive Mental Imaging
More techniques:
• Word games and image games (to take your mind off yourself)
• A tip from my experience:– Talk to people on your way up to the podium.
Working with nervousness
• What are your techniques?
• Check resources on the Web:– articles from business advisors– newspapers– training materials– universities
Recommendations
• Plan your talk– Organize.– Repeat important information.
• Rehearse– Get feedback ahead of time.– Never try to wing it.
• Create visuals immediately, rehearse with them, and then change them!!
• Relax and have fun