This document provides tips for improving stage presence when presenting. It recommends memorizing the overall flow rather than individual lines to allow for a more natural delivery. It also advises reading the audience and engaging them by varying voice, exaggerating gestures, standing tall, and using body language purposefully. The goal is to captivate the audience through impressive manner, as Steve Jobs exemplified, distinguishing a presenter who simply shares information from one who inspires the audience.

1. IT TAKES PRACTICE!IT TAKES PRACTICE!
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MEMORIZE YOUR FLOW
This will provide some breathing room
for a more natural and animated delivery
compared to line-by-line memorization.
READ YOUR AUDIENCE
If most of the crowd is on their
phone or resting their head, it’s
your cue to change up your tune!
STAGE PRESENCESTAGE PRESENCE
VARY YOUR VOICE
Alter your voice by varying
speed, pitch, and volume to
bring emotion to every line.
EXAGGERATE
YOUR GESTURES
Amplify your movements
accordingly so even those
in the very back row can
see every move.
STAND TALL
This helps you portray
confidence to the audience
and can boost your own
self-confidence in the process.
HOW DID HE DO IT?HOW DID HE DO IT?
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? You can use techniques that actors
use to increase your stage presence.
The three basic foundations are
your body language, voice, and senses.
distinguishes a presenter who
simply relays information to
one who brings the audience
to their side.
PUT ON A GOOD SHOW!
Work on your stage presence with
the same techniques actors use.
It might not be a Shakespeare
monologue but the goal for an
actor and presenter is the same:
USE YOUR
BODY LANGUAGE
Use quick movements when
building up to a point, and
slow down on a key takeaway.
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STEVE JOBS
was one of the greatest
presenters of our time. His
strength was creating
stage presence.
The ability to captivate
and compel an audience
simply through one’s
impressive manner.
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