Overcoming your fear of presenting in English – part I
Overcoming your fear of presenting in English – part I
Quick tips and techniques to help your speaking confidence when presenting in English.
We can all feel nervous or have fears about presenting and public speaking in our own language and in another language like English. I still get nervous when presenting in Spanish. But being a little bit nervous can give us the adrenaline and energy we need to perform (as long as you prepare, practice and practice before).
Overcoming your fear of presenting in English – part I
Here are quick tips and techniques that we use in our training to help professionals and managers build speaking confidence when presenting in English.
Practice presenting and speaking aloud in English – audio record or video record yourself speaking and giving your presentation. Give yourself feedback and concentrate 66% on what you do well and 33% on what you need to improve. Practice by simulating – ask me for info about our ‘Speaking Bootcamps with VR practice’ accelerate speaking confidence in English and communication skills. Be confident and remember why you’re there speaking/presenting to this audience – you’re an expert and have the knowledge that your audience needs – remember that!! Have a script and write a short version with key points and key words – if you know it and rehearse your script/short version, this will give you the confidence to speak from a position of knowledge and enthusiasm without reading it. Use pauses for impact, remember to take good deep breaths and speak at a good speed, neither too fast or too slow. TED speakers recommend 130-150 words per minute. Know your audience – what they need and want, use language that works for them if they are a technical audience or a decision-making audience (managers and directors). Make an impression that people will remember – focus on creating a beginning/opening with impact, then introduce your topic and yourself and finish with an ending with impact.
Ask for a demo of our ‘Speaking Bootcamps (workshops) with VR practice’.
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