7 Business Presentation Tips For A Shy Person
The Most Helpful Tip is Practice
1. Practice
Nothing breaks your fear of public speaking but public speaking. Two things really helped me: first, the many presentations and discussions in business school. Second, my volunteer work. After speaking to and managing groups of teenagers, I stopped being nervous.
2. Know Your Subject
I am much less nervous when I know what I’m talking about. If I’m talking about online marketing which I have worked in for years and feel passionately about, I am more excited and interested and while I might not know the answer every possible question, I have enough confidence to manage the discussion.
3. Respect Your Audience
This is something that I have seen even experienced speakers slip up at. They don’t take the audience’s interests and knowledge into account or they ramble on with personal anecdotes or they start late or they don’t welcome questions.
4. Go Specific
Stating the framework or general principles is important, but you need to demonstrate how the audience can use them. Give them something that they can actually go home and use, and they’ll remember you.
5. Be Energetic
Attending events myself that the speaker’s energy is what galvanizes the room. Even if you have interesting information and you speak fluently and know your subject well, that’s not enough to keep your audience’s interest. Demand their attention by speaking loud enough to make it impossible for them to ignore you. Show them that you are interested in your topic – by your tone and your gestures as well as your words.
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Patty Block, President and Founder of The Block Group, established her company to advocate for women-owned businesses, helping them position their companies for strategic growth. Charting the course for impactful, sustainable, profitable businesses, the beacon is control: of your strategic direction, your money, your time, your staffing, and your ability to bring in business. The Block Group brings together the people, resources and ideas that build results.
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