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Whenyoucrossyourarms,you’resendingasubtlemessagethatyou’re
notopentoothersandthatyoufeelthreatened.Itlookstotheaudienceas
ifyou’rebeingdefensive.Likewise,crossingyourlegswhenyou’restanding
isn’tgreateither.Itbetraysnervousnessandalackofprofessionalism!
1.Crossingyourarms/legs
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Neverturnyourbackontheaudienceunlessyouwanttolosethemtotally
theminuteyoudoit.Turningyourbacktellsanaudienceyoudon’treally
careaboutthem–it’sjustplainrude.
2.Turningyourbackontheaudience
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Avoidingeyecontactissomethinginsecurepeopledounconsciously,to
avoidconfrontation.Butapresenterneedstofeelsecureandconfident,
andonewayofshowingthisistolookpeopleintheeye.
3.Avoidingeyecontact
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Staringatasinglespotintheaudienceareaisneveragoodchoice.
Becausepeoplenoticewhenyou’renotlookingatanybodyand,justlike
makingupwardeyemovements,staringatasinglespotmakesyoulook
likeyou’renotsureofyourself.
4.Staringatasinglespotin
theaudience
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Ifyou’reapresenterwhostandsinthesameplacebecauseyou’reafraid
totripandfall,youneedtoknowthattheoddsonthisarereallyhigh!
Toavoidthisfear,wearcomfortableshoes.Stilettosnotrecommended!
5.Standinginthesamepositionfor
anentirepresentation
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Althoughwedoadviseyoutowalkinthespacearoundyou,don’toverdo
it.Ifyou’reconstantlywalking,orifyou’rewalkingtoofast,peoplewill
thinkyou’renervousandthey’llstarttofeelnervoustoo.Clearly,that’s
notyourgoal!
6.Walkingtoofastandfortoolong
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Haveyouseenthepresenterwho’salwaysmakingthesamegestures,
regardlessofthemessagesbeingconveyed?Doesthatmakesense?
No,itdoesn’t.Yourgesturesshouldservetoemphasizeyourmessages
andnotbeacrutchwhenyoudon’tknowwhattodowithyourhands.
7.Repeatinggestures...alot
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Fidgetingmeansnervousness,andnervousnessisatotaldistraction.An
audienceendsupfocusingonthefidgetingandnotpayingattentionto
what’sbeingsaid.Andnomessagegetsacross.Clearlynotwhatyouwant!
8.Fidgeting
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Ifyoudon’tsmileatyouraudience,they’llprobablyseeyouasanearnest,
evensevereperson.They’llprobablyavoidaskingquestions.Andthey’ll
certainlynotparticipateinanydiscussionyoumaywanttostart.Andyour
entirepresentationwillbecompromised.
9.Forgettingtosmile
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Ifyouspeaktoofast,peoplewillhaveahardtimefollowing.Ifyouspeak
tooslowortolow,they’llprobablyfallasleep!Eitherway,yourmessage
willbecomprisedandyourpresentationgoalwon’tbereached.
10.Speakingtoofast,tooslowor
toolow
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