HOW TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION EFFECTIVE

A lot of knowledge is available on how to make your speech effective. Correct gestures, fluency, voice level, hand movements, avoiding fillers are all important for public speaking. But if one had to pick out one most important factor, then it would undoubtedly be “Enthusiasm”. The power of enthusiasm is magical and you can easily win over your audience with it.

When you convey enthusiasm, your other shortcomings are usually overlooked and what stands out is your energy, your passion and your zeal. Remember, ‘Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm’.

When you are enthusiastic, it is reflected in your talk and in each and every step. There seems to be a bounce in your step. It leaves people with no choice but to pay attention to your talk. They can easily see spark in you.

Professional speakers must remember two important rules. The first rule is that you must not speak on any subject which you yourself don’t feel excited about and the second rule says that if you cannot follow the first rule then fake enthusiasm and keep on doing so till you feel it. IT WORKS!

While taking in front of large group, our nervousness is often reflected through our high rate of speech, our unnecessary gestures, we get right to the point, we don’t seem to stand in one place and the good news is that when people are excited, they behave in exactly the same manner.

Many a times it has been observed that new salespersons are able to close sale after sale in spite of lack of product knowledge or experience where as the experienced people have to struggle. The reason is simple. Being new in the field makes the sales people nervous so they usually talk faster, fearing that they may forget something. They get straight to the point; they also find it difficult to sit still because of their anxiety, therefore they move around and many times this behavior works in favor of these new and nervous sales people. The potential customers find these people very enthusiastic about what they are selling. This generates interest in the product.

Negative emotions of nervousness and fear can be changed into positive ones. We can transform them into positive energy and enthusiasm. Our enthusiasm spreads to the audience, leaving them equally energized.