Creating 'Presentation Happiness'

Here is a Guide to Better Self Management, when delivering Presentations:-

The majority of these tips are best applied Before your presentation. Some ideas can also be used During your expression.

 Physical

(1) Deep - Cool - Warm.

·        Take Deep Breaths. Place the palm of your hand on your navel and breathe slow & deep - into your lower belly.

·        Adjust the Room temperature, such that it is Cool - for you. Nothing is more disruptive than you sweating during your presentation.

·        Drink Water than is either Warm or at room temperature. This eases your vocal cords, and enables better voice intonation.

(2) Exercises – shrug and circle your shoulders, rotate your neck, clench your fist and release, lift your arms above your head and stretch your back, exercise your jaws, walk, sing, whistle, close your eyes, etc – do whatever works for you. Remember: Motion induces Emotion!

(3) Whatever you do, aim to bring Ease and Calm to your physiology, well before your Presentation.

 Mental

(1) Listen to any form of Music that just makes you feel good. And 'Good' to you, could be Calm or Coherent, Excited or Energetic, Powerful or Perky. Essentially, choose the emotion you seek, then select the music that evokes that emotion.

(2) Before the presentation: Visualize yourself giving a great presentation – and the audience being very impressed. Play your 'success movie' over and over in your head. Think about what you want - rather than what you don't want!

(3) Rather than remove stress,.. Bring In Happiness. Energy flows where attention goes. When you 'manage stress' - you increase it. When you seek Happiness, Happiness finds you. Just like darkness cannot exist in the presence of Light.., stress cannot exist in the presence of Happiness.

(4) A necessary change is - a change in your Vocabulary. Delete the word stress and substitute it with the word Happiness. So, Magnify Happiness, rather than Manage Stress. You could also work with other words like Power, Peace, Confidence, Calm, Creativity, Joy, Elation, etc.

(5) Lose yourself in your material—concentrate on the ideas you want to convey, rather than the fact that you’re up there “performing”.

(7) Befriend individual audience members Before the presentation. Think of these individuals as being on your side. Choose to believe that you live in a 'friendly universe'.

 Spiritual

(1) Stop thinking about yourself and how you appear to the audience. Switch your thoughts to the audience and how your presentation can help them.

(2) You are there to add value, to assist, to empower - to help that other person(s) achieve their goals.

(3) Shift ... Consciously Shift, from Selfish to Selfless. Seek to serve. Be a 'Go - Giver', rather than a Go - Getter!

 Self Coaching

(1) Here are few Empowering Questions to Ask Yourself (Before, During or even After your Presentation).

(2) Say these out loud for maximum effect. They place you in an Empowering State. You could even whisper them under your breath and intently listen to your own voice, while stating them. Just ask these Questions, don't answer them. Don't even insist on a response. Permit the Question to exist, and eschew the need to respond.

(3) These questions activate your Pre Frontal Cortex, which is your seat of Higher Consciousness, the domain of Optimistic Thinking, the part of your brain that sets and gets Goals.

 The Questions to Self Are:

(1) What Brilliance is hidden within me?

(2) What Magic can I create Now?

(3) How can I choose to stay focused on Creation and Contribution?

(4) How can I choose to epitomize Confidence, Competence and Compassion?

(5) What is the Highest Version of my Self that I can express here?

(6) How can I Add Value to this audience?

(7) How may I Serve?...

 (Arjun Aiyar is a 'Life & Abundance' Coach, Psychotherapist, Motivational Speaker, Corporate Trainer and Entrepreneur. He owns a Management Consulting firm, and lives in Dubai. He adds value to Corporates, Leaders & Entrepreneurs across the globe. Arjun also works with Individuals, Couples and Families - helping them to resolve deep Emotional Issues and achieve Peace of Mind. He can he reached at www.stepupuae.com).. (Arjun Coaches teams and individuals on 'Developing Presentation Excellence')...