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BEFORE THE PRESENTATION

BEFORE THE PRESENTATION. PREPARATION, FIGHTING STAGE FRIGHT, MOTIVATING SELF AND OTHERS. Fighting stage fright. „ panic and emptiness syndrome” debilitative/facilitative anxiety risk of rejection, criticism, disagreement depends on personal evaluative filter.

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BEFORE THE PRESENTATION

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  1. BEFORE THE PRESENTATION PREPARATION, FIGHTING STAGE FRIGHT, MOTIVATING SELF AND OTHERS

  2. Fighting stage fright • „panic and emptiness syndrome” • debilitative/facilitative anxiety • risk of rejection, criticism, disagreement • depends on personal evaluative filter

  3. Why is speaking more difficult than writing? • No or less opportunity to correct mistakes • Speakers face the challenge on their own, no resort to information sources • Multiple activities → conscious attention and great concentration • Seize the moment

  4. Mechanism of stage fright FEAR NEGATIVE ASSOCIATIONS

  5. How to fight stage fright? • Negative experiences: positive programming (“panic and emptiness” or prepare for action?) • Be aware of the basic requirements of speaking in public • Practice and rehearse

  6. Don’t reviewbeforethe presentation relax! • “Accommodate” the scene move! • Learn the opening sentences by heart. • Look for interested or smiling faces and make eye contact. • „First come – first done!”

  7. Control your emotions: avoid immediate negative “imprinting” and reflect. • Audience = the sole and most accomplished judges of your performance evaluative filter (parental and social models experiences) • Trust yourself.

  8. The two sides of a coin

  9. Preparation • Long term preparation family background educational background professional background information pool vocabulary style

  10. How to train yourself? • Read a lot of varied writings. • Develop a critical sense for reading. • Find partners for discussing your opinions • Develop an “obsession”.

  11. Short term preparation6 questions by Collins (2000) • Who are the participants? - background, attitude, number • What content? - level of detail, BGK, expected info • Why? - message, aim

  12. When? - time for preparation, presentation, other commitments • Where? - scene, equipment, electric supply • How? - formal/informal - lecture/speech/discussion - sticking to/diverting from programme - reading out/working from notes, improvising • Have I considered my own limitations?

  13. Format 1. Reading out a manuscript • Read it several times, understand contents. • Rehearse aloud. • Underline the key expressions. • Indicate places of pause. • Practise intonation and emphasis. • Mark places of possible digression. • Practice eye-contact (Szabó, 1997).

  14. Format 2. Working from notes 13. Reading out a manuscript Message, aim READ MANUSCRIPT you! perfectly formulated UNDERLINE KEY PHRASES Topics, subtopics, KEY PHRASES ON CARDS sample number PREPARE FOR FAILURE

  15. If you didn’t manage to prepare, prepare for failure! Be prepared for apologising and correcting yourself if you have • got your facts wrong, • talked too fast, • forgotten something important, • overcomplicated your speech, • talked nonsense, • run out of time.

  16. Appealing to the audience • Treat them as equals. Avoid talking down or dummying down. • Be interested and learn to listen. • Strive for personalisation. • Find similarities in interest, background, style.

  17. Talk to your listeners about what they would like to hear. • Make them feel important. • Speak the same language. Avoid heavy terminology. • Speak clearly but insist on silence. • Be enthusiastic (Godefroy & Barrat, 1999)

  18. Humour • Make fun of yourself and not others. Avoid old jokes. • Change your strategy if the audience do not react. • Do not overreact you own jokes. • Wait till the audience calm down. • Humour should be connected to the topic. • Timing.

  19. Conclusion • Understand the task • Get to know your audience • Try positive programming • Prepare • Practice • Cope with failure • Be yourself

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