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Performing With Presence Saurabh Dixit AMDC. Objective. To help you become a powerful presenter. To change or not to change ????. Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers, Powers that would astonish him, That he never dreamed of possessing.
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Performing With Presence Saurabh Dixit AMDC
Objective To help you become a powerful presenter
To change or not to change ???? Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers, Powers that would astonish him, That he never dreamed of possessing. Forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused And put into action Orison SwettMardan I am not discouraged because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward Thomas Edison
To change or not to change ???? Life is either a daring adventure or nothing Remember : Success truly is a result of good judgment, Good judgment is the result of experience And experience is often the result of bad judgment Small improvements are believable and therefore achievable.
Methodology • Mock process of public speaking on variety of occasion - Presenting without any additional aids - Recording your performance & giving feedback • Business Related Presentation - Making Power Point presentation - Recording your performance & giving feedback • Final Presentation - Judged by a jury of experts - Awarding the best presentation
The First 90 seconds…..3 V’s First 30 seconds Next 30 seconds Last 30 seconds Visual Content: How the speaker looks, appears and behaves? Vocal Content: How the speaker sounds? Verbal Content: What the speaker’s words mean?
Content Points to be considered • Duration of presentation in minutes /hours • Number of points I will cover • The main points I will speak – list them down • To support the main points use - sub points, analogies, statistics, facts, jokes real life examples, handouts Emphasis: what points do I want to emphasis at the beginning and end Strategies • If the audience is agreeable, result oriented and busy -direct approach --- my views and strongest evidence first • If the audience is hostile or analysis oriented - Indirect approach --- my views and strongest evidence last
Preparing self and Preparing Presentation • Preparing Self: - Preparing my mind to get a positive response from my audience. - Fear of Unknown is natural and normal - Physical reaction of fear –Shivering, Rigidity Stammering, Fidgeting • List down your fears and apprehension • Preparing Presentation • Script • Visuals • Questions • Organize information , have plan A and plan B
Tell myself • I am what I am and where I am , because of what has gone into my mind • I can change what I am and where I am , by changing what goes into my mind. • If I can visualize the invisible , I can achieve the impossible • The more I imagine myself becoming better and better, the more I increase my chances of becoming better • I must practice my opening lines absolutely thoroughly Day by day Every day, in every way I am becoming Better and better
3rd ‘P’- Practice • Why Practice? To….. - refine narrative and visual material - become familiar with the equipment and the set up - know the narrative better & etch it in memory - provide a psychological boost to confidence
3rd ‘P’- Practice • Where and how to practice? • Use audio tapes, with script and colored pencils • Mirror • Same or similar site • Same equipments • Same projection set up • Dress rehearsal before hand picked audience • How Much to practice? - Till you become comfortable with equipments, sequence and flow
Why don’t they listen How bad is our listening • We use 1/4th of our listening capability • We use 1/10th of our memory potential • We distort what little we remember Reasons for bad listening • We have a short attention span • We are not taught to listen like 3 R’s • We filter what others say through all kinds of screens • Our thinking speed is 4 times our listening speed • We don’t listen well to those we consider • Inferior • Not very credible • Unattractive
Listening Barriers • Listening barriers can be Environmental and Inter personal • To overcome these barriers
Effective use of body can impact presentations Important Aspects
PoiseGeneral confidence and lack of tension Approach- -calmly and unhurriedly -with brief pause for smile and eye contact Dress- • Appropriate for the occasion & audience • Comfortably and in good test • To project an image consistent with the communication objective
Posture • Do Stand - In a relaxed and professional manner - Comfortably upright, weight distributed equally on both the feet - Feet neither two close nor too far apart
Eye Contact & Facial expressions • Eye Contact • Crucial for establishing connection and rapport with the audience • Look at the entire group, rather than at just one side of the room. • Facial Expressions • Maintain- relaxed look • Avoid – dead pan look
Movement • It makes delivery lively • It will relive the visual monotony • It will help in combating tension and stage fright.
How Do I Sound? • Important voice characteristic : Energy, Enthusiasm • Watch out for the tendency of sounding monotonous • Analyze your Vocal Techniques : 4 Important Areas Pitch- Voice inflection, Quality and Volume
Speed Speed is the rate at which one speaks…..
Articulation and Filler Word • Articulation: - How clearly I pronounce my words Avoid….. - mumbling associated with speaking too early - Stringing associated with speaking too fast • Filler Word - Expressions such as ‘er,um,you know, you see, basically’ etc - They indicate search for appropriate words - Eliminate this with proper preparation and practice
Questions Answer questions with questions • Ask the questioner ‘what do you feel?’ • Ask some one from the audience • Ask the entire audience • Agree and disagree If need arises- Admit Ignorance, Pass the buck Things to remember while answering the questions • Switch off the projector • Look at all the people in the audience • If interrupted , ask permission to complete interrupted answer • Be honest, be polite, be brief
I believe Things do not change; we change We must believe something must change We must believe I must change things We must believe I can change it You are the source of your change Nothing changes till we change the sensations we link to an experience I our nervous system
Therefore let us change for the better Thank you