Tip 3 to empower you to ‘Present with Confidence’
Melanie Hussell
Business Communication Coach | Executive Communication & Business English Specialist ? Helps professionals present their great ideas effectively to make a bigger impact with elearning courses & AI speech coaching app
Here is my third tip in the series of 5 that really make a difference:
3. Pause
Pause after ‘each point’, ‘each act’, ‘every key statement’, ‘every rhetorical question’, ‘every memorable story’.
This tool cannot be over emphasised. It is simple and easy. The short silence makes your listener lean forward and listen more attentively as they anticipate what is coming next. It also gives the audience time to assimilate what they have just heard. For you, it provides an opportunity to calm your nerves, collect your thoughts and prepare yourself for your next section.
Each pause can be 3 – 8 seconds. Try breathing slowly and count “1000, 2000, 3000” in your head. The effect can be dramatic.
Above all, pausing demonstrates confidence.
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