MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!
A lot of people you will be presenting to can become distracted and or gaze away from your presentation. The best way to fix that is to MOVE! Buy walking around, people will stay alert and will pay attention you and the presentation. Sometimes, they could be watching you but daydreaming away, and by moving around you can end this certain distraction.
But, do not get into the habit of walking left then right, then back left then back right, really fast! It is not a work out! Not only do you get exhausted, but the audience will too! This can happen unconsciously due to the fact of nerves, and the best way to fix this is to use eye contact. (Discussed more in a previous post: “Eye Contact”)Slow, steady steps towards the audience or slow strides from one end of the stage to the other can help you to be more effective with movement.
REMEMBER it is not a workout!
GC Workshop Clips (Creator). (N.D.). GameChangers: "Good Movement" [Video Clip]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/user/mikebonifer?feature=watch
Ever since I could remember presenting in school, I remember the teachers telling us movement is the key to not seem awkward. It helps with the thing people do when they sway from on side to the other. It also gives more of a confident feel to the presentation and the presenter.
ReplyDeleteLOL "This is not a workout" Some people really get nervous and take this advice too seriously.
I personally like to see a presenter move, just because it makes them look less nervous. But, if they're pacing back and forth, I just get sick from looking at them. Then, you've lost me for the entire presentation! You have to find a median between looking like a statue, and looking like you're trying to walk a marathon ;-)
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