Controlling Public Speaking Anxiety
Public speaking anxiety is very common and this causes many people to attempt to avoid being called upon to deliver presentations at work.
If this sounds like you, then the good news is that there are a variety of ideas and strategies that can be learned that will help you to gain some control over such anxiety. In the short video clip that follows, some ideas include ……
- Keep things in perspective
- Imagine positive scenes in your mind and affirm positive thoughts about your forthcoming presentation
- Speak up and stand up straight – project the appearance of confidence
- Self-expectations – ensure that you are not placing unrealistic expectations on yourself, you don’t have to be perfect
Presentation Tip: Closing your presentation
How you finish your presentation is almost as important as how you open your presentation ….. we all know that first and last impressions are crucial in what others remember when we communicate with them.
So a simple framework that I find useful in structuring a close to my presentations, is “OFF” – which reminds me to ensure that three principles are built into my closing comments.
- O is for an Overview and summary of the main points from my presentation. In fact, I do not refer to every one of my points, but emphasise just the three most critical points – because usually the audience will not recall more than three points anyhow
- F is for the Future ….. where can the audience gain further information, resources or guidance on the topic if they want to pursue it further. Or, the future may refer to the next steps I am encouraging them to take.
- Finish by thanking the audience for their time and attention …… an appreciative comment is an act of courtsey, similar to thanking someone who had incited you over to their place for dinner.
If you looking for presentation skills training in Melbourne, then visit Presentation Training
Facing Your Fear
Surveys show that many people have a fear of public speaking …… in fact, some research shows that as many as two out of three people rate the fear of public speaking as their number one fear – ahead of the fear of snakes, heights, divorce and even death!
In this short video clip, Robin Sharma talks about the nature of fear and and the need to discover within the courage to face our fear. In doing so, in his words ….”an exciting new world of possibility can open up for us”. Certainly if we can develop our confidence with our presentation skills andovercome any fear of public speaking, then we have the potential to exercise more influence in the workplace
About Presentation Training
My name is Brian Carroll and I am the founder of a corporate training company called Performance Development that has been established here in Melbourne, Australia for over twenty years – you can visit it at Management Courses Melbourne. I am a registered psychologist with a background in both business and HR, and deliver over one hundred presentations, including regular Presentation Skills Training, every year to a wide variety of corporate audiences.
Our website here at Presentation Training Australia aims to offer you guidance in how to ……
- Plan and prepare your presentation
- Deliver your presentation with poise and confidence
- Engage with your audience
The site features short video clips from some very adept public speakers, and you can see the presentation techniques they are using. There are also clips from presenters who share their experience and offer useful advice in relation to presentation planning and delivery.
If you are interested in additional articles with presentation tips, then also have a look at our other wensite Presentation Training
So welcome to our site, and I sincerely hope that you discover something here that will help you add more impact, confidence and poise to your presentations.
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