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Presentation Tips for Introverts

Do you class yourself as an introvert? Does the thought of giving presentations give you cold sweats and nightmares? Fear not! BrightCarbon's experts have pulled together some great tips for giving really effective presentations. And the best news is that even extroverts can learn from the expertise on preparing presentations, giving them, and what to do when it's all over!

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Presentation Tips for Introverts

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  1. Presentation Tips for Introverts presentation tips for introverts

  2. if you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance that you consider yourself to be an introvert if you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance that you consider yourself to be an introvert

  3. (not that you'd go shouting about it)

  4. this is susan cain

  5. she’s an introvert too

  6. she’s written a book called quiet

  7. introversion isn’t, contrary to popular belief, all about being shy and hermit-like introversion isn’t, contrary to popular belief, all about being shy and hermit-like

  8. but the main difference between extroverts and introverts is all about stimulation... but the main difference between extroverts and introverts is all about stimulation...

  9. (not that kind of stimulation) but the main difference between extroverts and introverts is all about stimulation... (not that kind of stimulation) but the main difference between extroverts and introverts is all about stimulation...

  10. . it’s all about the level of outside stimulation needed to function and recharge time after 100 50 outside stimulation 100 50 outside stimulation

  11. . introverts need less stimulation and tend to want to withdraw to recharge the old batteries 100 50 outside stimulation

  12. . extroverts are the opposite they need more stimulation and get energy from being round other people 100 50 outside stimulation

  13. . let’s get science-y

  14. . here are some babies

  15. . if you expose them to a new experience

  16. . some of them will get really excited and they’ll pump their arms, or wriggle about, or shriek

  17. . these babies are ‘high reactive’

  18. . the babies who don’t seem to be bothered are ‘low reactive’

  19. . so high reactive = extroverts and low reactive = introverts, right?

  20. . wrong! so high reactive = extroverts and low reactive = introverts, right?

  21. . the high reactive babies are more sensitive to stimulation = more sensitive

  22. . which makes their heart beat faster, their pupils dilate when they see something new or surprising, their nervous system kicks in –

  23. . and they even experience higher levels of cortisol – which is the stress hormone the high reactive babies are more sensitive to stimulation

  24. . because of all the effort at paying attention and noticing things, high reactive people like to withdraw to recharge their batteries, sound familiar? =

  25. . the bottom line is that presenting is most likely to be a lot more stressful for introverts

  26. . the shame of it is that there’s no correlation between being good at presenting and having great ideas good at presenting having great ideas

  27. . susan cain thinks these guys were probably introverts

  28. . they were the definition of ideas- men and they worked jolly hard on the ideas that they had

  29. . so, first tactic you could try, is think about what you could do instead of having to present discussion paper present for me? present with me?

  30. . but you can’t avoid the presentation beast forever

  31. . we think there are probably five things to think about Content how you prepare Actually delivering the thing following up later

  32. . what springs to mind?

  33. . yeah, this works, but it’s not the only way

  34. . All you need to do is have something to say that the audience feel they benefit from hearing

  35. . psst… it’s not about the speaker, it’s about the content

  36. . introverts find it easier to present when they’re presenting about a subject they actually care about

  37. . so, first of all, try to present on topics that really interest you

  38. . 0 20 40 05/01/2015 06/01/2015 07/01/201508/01/2015 09/01/2002 statistics Series 1 Series 2

  39. . so practice – the more you practice the easier it is to find something that you can relate to and bring to life

  40. . introverts often make very good presenters because they’re more likely to do a lot of preparation

  41. . A lot of people seriously underestimate how much time you really need to prepare for even a short presentation

  42. . content

  43. . in a lot of companies, presentations end up being put together by a committee

  44. . there’s this ideology nowadays that collaboration and team-work is always going to lead to a better outcome

  45. . yeah…

  46. . so, as an introvert, why don’t you suggest coming up with a first draft on your own here is a first draft

  47. . now the slides

  48. . if your content is all on your slides then your audience are going to read them

  49. . ignore you

  50. . and snapchat their friends

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