Presentation nerves
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- DaveO
I turn into a wreck when I present work. Anyone got any tips for this stuff?
Cheers
- ESKEMA0
Jack Daniels
- babaganush0
Imagine yourself naked...hang on?...
- PSYKHO0
I know what you mean, I hate presentations of any kind. I even tried imagining everyone naked... Nothing works
- ********0
Don't rehearse, don't script, don't try and shoe horn everything in, don't have a run through, don't feel you have to choreograph and do or say certain things at certain times. Don't try to run it on rails. Allow informality to be part of the personality of your presentation. Allow your own natural speaking voice to be the one you use, otherwise you're adopted presentation voice will let you down half way through, leaving you honking or swallowing your own epiglotis on the half-beat, with huge snot bubbles pumping in and out of your nostrils.
Just know, as fully as youa re able, whatever it is you are presenting, shortlist the points that it is vital to make ( have them on a piece of paper with you if necessary and don't be afriad to say "I'LL JUST CHECK MY PIECE OF PAPER TO SEE IF I'VE MISSED ANYTHING" ).
Do not try and answer anything you do not know the answer to with anything other than "I don't know how best to answer that right here and now, but I will get back to you with an answer".
Don't assume mistakes are illegal, they aren't, they are the natural imperfections that make for a good presentation.
Don't assume nervousness is unnacceptable. Everybody knows it is nerve wracking, everybody empathises.
Don't follow any rules like "Make Eye Contact", "Always Face Forwards" too literally, just make sure that what you say is said clearly and slowly.
Presentation panic accelerates your breathing and blood flow which accelerates your mind's pace so you talk 2x fatser than in a natural conversation, allow your presentation to be half the speed you THINK it should be and it will be okay. Take pauses, breath often, allow your body's needs to punctuate the flow... blinking, breathing, swallowing are more improtant than racing on to keep it seamless.
Hang your cock out.
- Sage words!uncle_helv
- nice... that's it!rockdog
- hahaha spooky. never saw the hang your cock out bit coming.********
- Made me feel nervous just reading thatfodcj
- well said.mistermik
- I am fucking wise... I mean... erm, HE is fucking wise. He is, over there. Spooky. Wise.Walker2
- Actually, sorry for any confusion but Walker wants his ID back so now I'm Koops. Spook backwards!Koopsy
- uncle_helv0
Is this a client presentation?
Eye contact, try not to say 'erm' between words (although that is harder than it sounds as we use words like this and 'you know' 'well' as we think about what to say next!) be succinct straight to the point!
- Audria0
pretend your teaching kids, unless your scared of kids
- PSYKHO0
It's even worst if one of your clients is fit, had that a few times and made a right mess of it all.
- hoopy0
beta blockers - ask your local GP
- jevad0
ah it's all down to experience I'm afraid...the more you do them..the more confidence you get. Just don't over think it.
- kelpie0
yup, good chat - I get the fast talking thing far too much.
- DaveO0
I just talk too fast and my voice changes......worst thing is being with my boss, who's a born blagger.
I've never really had much chance to present before, not good at 26 years old!
- blaw0
Depending upon your personality, rehearsing the first minute or two can work. Just enough to get the ball rolling. After that, have 2-4 talking points that you want to hit.
Practice the intro and rattle off your points out loud, so they are automatically on your mind when you give your presentation.
- ********0
I have not done a presentation sense I left college, but they are nerve racking. I remember the first presentation I had to give when I went to my new college. It started out with just the people on are course, then two other course joined the presentation, before I new it I was speaking in-front of 70+ people and given a bloody speech, and I was first up, great.
I also remember some people who just crack under the pressure, me and my mates would hold £10 bets on who would crack first, it was like watching an episode of Dragon Den
- DaveO0
Went really well. Cheers guys.
- mistermik0
i once cough farted.
still makes me smile.- I once farted in the face of Barclay's Chairman.Walker2
- lol, that made me laugh out loud.section_014
- well done mistermik, well done you win an QBN COUGHFART AWARDSjimzyk
- olli1010
Couple of helpful hints that usually work for me:
1: You don't have to remember every little detail but try and "chunk" your key points together and then lay them out in sequence. If you know your stuff well enough, you can ad lib between them.
2: Tell a story.
3: Don't be afraid to crack a joke or two.
Instead of imagining everyone naked, imagine you're at a bar having a chat with a friend and they are asking you about what you need to present on. Keep it casual but informative.
- marindsgn0
masturbation before the presentation
