15. Projecting the right image
Your posture and form speaks more about you than your
material – more imporatantly, it speaks to your belief in
the material.
Posture
• Use your whole upper body
• Avoid rocking, two-stance-swaps, patterns
• Never turn away from audience
Back
• Straight up, as if sitting on a chair
• The straighter it is, the taller you will appear, the more confident
• Don’t lean left, right, or backwards. Forwards is okay
16. Can you hear me now?
Empirical testing has shown that a strong voice will
always be heard over a weak one, even if the
stronger voice is not really saying anything.
17. eyes contact Your eyes say more about you than
any other single part of your body
during a speech.
• Maintain strong eye contact with
the entire room
• Don’t neglect certain portions
• Keep them emotional
• Show that you are vested in your
message