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How do you do to control nervous, i have a presentation for my boss and some other people at work.? |
I am not good talking in front of people, so, what can i do to feel more comfortable and don't look so nervous in front those people? Hi, I'm an actor, author and motivational speaker. I answer this question so much for actors, that I created a page on my web site about it. Have a look. http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/how_t... In addition, check out these additional tips that might help you: Eye contact: How many times have you been annoyed at someone talking to you, but not looking at you while they were talking? Have you ever been in a presentation and the person who was talking never looked at you? If not, how do you think that would make you feel? Make sure you look people in the eye when you talk to them one on one. If you are talking to a group of people, scan the audience and try and make eye contact with everyone several times throughout your presentation. It will help them feel more involved and connected to what you are saying. Gesturing: Have you ever seen someone who gestures a lot when they talk? Too much? How about someone who doesn鈥檛 gesture at all? What about you? Your gestures should be in line with what you are saying. Gestures can be used to emphasize a point or to help you keep the rhythm or the pace of what you are saying. Your gestures should be natural. Position and movement: Have you ever seen someone pace back and forth while they talk or bob back and forth? It鈥檚 a sign of nervousness or of excess energy that they have built up. But most of all, they are not conscious of themselves and of their movements and of what they are doing. You don鈥檛 necessarily have to stay in one spot when you speak, but be conscious of your movements and don鈥檛 pace! Tone and volume of voice: This is one of the biggest reasons that presentations are not very interesting to listen to. Have you ever seen someone present for a while in a monotone or in a tone that was barely audible or just plain not very exciting to listen to? How is your tone of voice when you speak? Does it make people want to listen to you or do you speak in a monotone or in a tone that is barely audible? Be aware of your voice. Language: Have you ever had a conversation with someone who uses such technical or difficult to understand language, that you really don鈥檛 get the message they are trying to deliver? Do you do that to people? Make sure the language you use fits the audience. Expression (non verbal) : Remember this. You communicate even when you don鈥檛 say anything. It is also possible to communicate in two ways simultaneously: verbally and non verbally. Just as when you are acting, if what you are communicating non-verbally is not in line with what you are communicating verbally, it will show. You always want those two things to be in line. Pauses: Pauses can be very powerful. To get your message across, it is not always necessary to raise your voice or to speak quickly. Sometimes a lengthy pause, while looking at your audience (or not), can be much more effective. Play with it (while you practice your speech) and see what happens. Personality, humor, enthusiasm: When you find yourself speaking in front of people or while in a group, are you natural? Are you being yourself or something that you want people to think you are? As much as possible, just try and be yourself. It will be appreciated. Managing your stress level: The page I referred you to about getting over stage fright will help you with this one. There are a couple things to remember here. Breathe! Speak at a loud tone of voice. It will help you to burn off some of the nervous energy. And use your hands to gesture naturally. Don鈥檛 leave them by your side or fidget. It will also help you to release some of your nervous energy. Hope that helps! Tony ceo http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/acs-b... Source(s): http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/acs-b... i use to be that way to. Just be very confident and comfortable. If your really comfortable i bet you will do a great job. & Relax pretend they are all ur best friends or sumthing. Smile. or you can get drunk before you have to do it xD. Just joking. Mii Braiin First of all: Do some breathing exercises to control your breathing, take a few deep breaths. When you are going to talk it always helps NOT to look into peoples eyes, either look at points in the room (over peoples heads) or the spot between, but above the eyes. The last one is useful when you want to appear to look people straight in the eye, but really don't want to do it because you get nervous. One thing you will need to do to not look nervous (I can't say whether it will make you feel more comfortable): try out a few poses at home, pick a few that are most comfortable to you and stick to those, but not, absolutely not, keep changing them. A pose which makes you look in control: Feet at about your shoulders width and arms hanging, or holding something, not too close to your body. Plus: Try not to "think" nervous. If you think you are nervous and keep repeating it to yourself, you will become nervous. About 5 minutes before the meeting do something to distract yourself from the meeting. (but not so much you'll forget what it is that you wanted to say) Good luck! |
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