Remember to:
- Be Big as the Room: Match your body language according to the size of your audience.
- Remove Auditory and Visual clutter: Habitual fillers and Visual tics decreases your clarity and robs your credibility & authority.
- Smile: Use your “genuine smile” instead of a polite smile.
Duchenne smile
An authentic smile with raised cheeks and crow’s feet wrinkles formed around the eyes.
How to improve?
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Record and Review: Record a 5 min impromptu video and review after a day.
- Auditory review on your vocal foundations.
- Visual review on your body language.
- Review with transcript and detect your clutter.
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Create and adapt to your own Vocal Style:
- Pick 3-5 public speakers you like and learn their ingredients.
- Read books as if you are presenting it to an audience.
- Break out of your mold by talking to new people(neutral ears), try improv classes or reciting children’s books.
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"Yes and...": See spontaneous speaking situations as opportunity and have fun.