How can you practice your presentation skills with support?

I work with Brazilian professionals and executives who have to give presentations in their non native language of English. My clients and I work together, I provide feedback - in-person, via recordings, etc. Practice! Practice! Practice! Receive feedback from as many sources as you can: feedback is a GIFT. Besides your Consultant/Coach, utilize others who understand the Leadership, Culture & Communication of your audience - Low context vs. High context - your speech topic,etc. Another way to practice/receive feedback is to join a local Toastmasters English speaking club in your your area, for example, in S?o Paulo: Citi Brazil English Toastmasters Club & Wild Talkers Toastmasters Club at IBM, Vila Olímpia English Toastmasters Club.

Feedback from a mentor or coach, is invaluable. Like rear and side mirrors, they see our blindspots and assess our presentation skills from a different lens. They can help tune our approach, enhancing the tone and pitch in our delivery, while reviewing the context, inclusivity, and accuracy of our content, to ensure it is fitting for the audience. There is always something we can learn from others that are new or well-known as presenters, and simultaneously, there is always something we can teach.

We all get better with feedback. Even if we don't want it. Why? Unwanted information is better than no information. You can always go with your gut feeling to get better. But you have an inherent bias. We all do. The way to get around that is to invite another perspective into the mix.

One thing I have found helpful is a training base. Skill set is always a yes in any of the dire conditions so I should say the performances are willfully helping you to stand out in any of the degrees or then decrees. Fill off the platforms are slack, stacks, forms, docu shares, contacts sales, I hire etc. Acquiring mentorship through applications, presentations and short term lessons or peers is good to get criticized with or circumferences to receive or aware.

Peers sneak should be questionable because it is a matter of privacy if not a team work or a designated / Superior's interferes.. Feedback exchanges should be appreciable.

It is important that if you use online platforms to share your presentations and ask for feedback to consider the following: ?? make clear about the feedback you are looking for (add a slide at the beginning of the deck to explain purpose for review) ?? exclude any sensitive information that should not be shared widely or before your presentation ?? be prepared for potential negative or short feedback. Consider how you deal with this.

There are also specific digital tools and mobile apps out there that can help analyze your presentation skills based on a video recording - your speech patterns, word use, delivery speed, gestures, keeping eye contact, etc. Use these to get objective, real-time feedback.

The most critical review you can get is from yourself. A great tool for practicing (online) presentations in order to review yourself is SoapBox. A simple Chrome Add-On that allows you to record your camera and screen at the same time.

Yourself is your biggest fan, self motivation works its magic not only in presentations but also in all life aspects, celebrate your achievements even if they’re small, they’re still achievements, record what you’ve done right and capitalize on it, boost yourself, you’re worth it ! A pit hole we all fall into is that we’re too harsh on ourselves, we know how to judge ourselves really good but we totally lack the ability to indulge and reward ourselves when something goes right, balance is good, seek it in every corner.

Deliver powerful presentations with confidence and impact. Practice regularly and get feedback from trusted colleagues or mentors. Send your slides to trusted colleagues for feedback on clarity and impact. Research new articles, data, and other insights relevant to your audience to provide valuable information.