Already a Decent Speaker? Here Are 5 Expert Tips

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Already a Decent Speaker? Here Are 5

Expert Tips

Every great leader must be adept at making presentations. Here's how to perfect yours.

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Irecently outlined the eight basic tips every presenter should consider. Here are five advanced tips will

make your presentation that much more memorable:

1. Start With Your Face

Make good eye contact by moving them across the room in a tic-tac-toe pattern and briefly locking

eyes with as many people as you can. Linger long enough to complete a thought or statement. You

want everyone in the room to feel you are giving the presentation just to him.

Your facial expressions should be deliberate and purposeful. If you look down or away, your audience

will perceive it as a lack of confidence or that you are trying to remember a point you forgot. Remember

to smile.

2. Use Your Body

Always utilize your body--not your slides--to keep your audience engaged. Use elaborate hand

gestures to emphasize size, shape, direction, or to make a point. Your motions will feel extreme, but

your audience is typically further away, so grand gestures will only keep people engaged and help them

visualize your point.

Resist any temptation to stay stationary behind a podium. Use your entire presentation space, and

make sure you move with purpose and command the stage. Never put your back to your audience.