Next on our journey through the physical skills of delivering a presentation or speech, the Speaking with Confidence series, is gestures. Body language has far more impact on audience members than what a speaker says. Really! Because of this, it is important to evaluate your use of gestures when preparing …
The physical skills of presentation delivery are really important in giving both you and your audience the feeling of confidence in the message. There is a major effect on believability of the message. In the third installment in this Speak with Confidence article series, we will discuss projection, tone and …
Next up in this series of articles on Speaking with Confidence is the skill of effective eye contact and how it can improve your public speaking. You may be thinking that eye contact is not a skill, it’s just something you do. However, use of good eye contact can enhance …
Have you ever considered how quickly audience members start to form opinions of a speaker? Many public speaking experts will tell you that audience members start to form an opinion in the first minute of a presentation. Some experts, including Bert Decker, in his book, You’ve Got to Be Believed …
