“A picture says a thousand words”. Audiences are influenced by what they see – even in an oral presentation. During most of the presentation the audience sees you ! Therefore the non verbal messages that you send out will have a key impact on the effectiveness of your presentation.
You must ensure that you send positive non verbal messages:
You must ensure that you send positive non verbal messages:
- Make sure you look great
- Have a good presence - be sure of yourself
- Control your nervous "twitches" : playing with your hair, twisting your hands,...
- Animate your body - don't stand straight like a soldier at attention
- Move about
- Use good punctuation
- Vary your expression in function of your presentation
Positive verbal messages will ensure that you keep your audience captivated to follow along in your presentation.
