Ken Lear’s Guide to Confidence Presentations
Ken Lear is an entrepreneur, leadership expert, and business specialist.
Delivering presentations isn’t the easiest thing for many businesses professionals. The most confident public speaker had to of start somewhere. It’s widely known that the key to giving a great presentation is confidence. Being unsure if your presentation will go well is not the correct line of thinking. Being great takes practice and preparation, and the first step toward doing so is building confidence. Here are a few tips to make you confident in giving a presentation.
Channel Nerves
Everyone gets nervous when speaking in front of people; its not really a big deal. Understanding and embracing this fact is the first key to handling your nerves. People give their best presentation when they’re nervous. Great public speakers such as Steve Jobs and Bill Gates all had to start somewhere. Use your nerves to your advantage; embrace them and master them.
Trust Your Instincts
When preparing to give a presentation, its important to memorize how it’s going to flow. But no audience wants to see a lifeless robot spew off text. Embrace improvising to keep you loose. An audience loves that you can feel comfortable with the material and add a little flare along with it. Lighten the mood off by coming up with a personal anecdote or a joke or two. There is nothing wrong with being relaxed when giving a presentation. Just make sure that you still get your main points across.
Utilize the Mirror Method
Preparation is the only way to keep your confidence flowing. If you believe that you worked hard to prepare for a presentation, there is no way you will bomb. By practicing in the mirror, you can see where you are having trouble, and if your body language isn’t what you want it to be. It’s a classic method for any student to use the mirror method to rehearse a presentation. Practicing in front of friends or your co-workers will also give you a taste of what it will be like when you step in front of everyone.
Believe in Yourself
You will be the center of attention during your presentation. It’s very important that an audience is focused on you. Not yours slides or your statistics; it’s how you present yourself that the audience takes away from the presentation. Your personality and charisma can turn any presentation into something worthwhile and memorable. Believe in yourself if you truly want to succeed.
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