Quick Wins! How to Impress Your Audience Within the First Two Seconds
A free video tutorial from TJ Walker
Success through Communication Skills & Habits
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Lecture description
Reminder, in lecture 545 you will get a 1-page checklist for last minute presentation preparation, plus 5 of my books
Three tips for confident presentations: 1) take 2 seconds to smile and reflect before starting, 2) use a cheat sheet instead of memorizing, 3) practice recording yourself on video until you love what you see.
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Let's start off with some quick wins. If you have to stand up and give a presentation to a group of people, the first thing you can do is. Nothing. Just take 2 seconds, smile, look at people, and you'll stand out as much more confident and comfortable than most speakers who just race into it. It also gives you a couple of seconds to reflect. Calm yourself down. Tip two Don't worry about memorizing stressing, trying to read bullet points on a PowerPoint instead. Do what I do. Cheat. Use a cheat sheet. The key is one sheet of paper. Really large font. This way you can just put it down. Never have to touch it. No one sees you turning pages. You'll look supremely confident and authoritative. The third really big tip Don't ever give any presentation until you've practiced on video these days. Just use your own cell phone so don't practice in a mere waste of time. Practice recording yourself on video. Look at it. Keep doing it till you love what you see. Lots more to come. Stay tuned.