내가 배운 뉴욕영어 #72 (Series)
프레젠테이션: 특수효과 I & II
The Best Special Effects I: Your Voice
Whether you use visual aids or not, the most important visual aspect of the presentation should be you. You are the presenter.
- Avoid speaking in a flat monotone. Your audience will be bored.
- Vary your speed and tone.
- Emphasize key words and going down at the end of a sentence.
- Pause in the right places, particularly between ideas in sentences and between different points in the presentation.
Example: "Our first strategy involves researching the market (pause) and discovering the consumers want. (pause) Surveys by our consultants (pause) as well as our research (pause) will help us achieve our goal."
- Do not speak too fast or you will lose your audience!
The Best Special Effects II: Your Body Language
1. Be Confident
Most presentations require presenters to stand rather than sit. Don’t just stand still. Move around to create interest.
Avoid standing with your hands in your pockets or with your arms crossed over your chest. Doing so will create a very unprofessional impression and make you appear nervous or agitated.
Establish a confident posture and stance. Exude a positive attitude. Maintain a positive facial expression. Smile.
2. Relax
The important thing is not just to appear relaxed but actually relax. You might want to experiment with a mirror to find a pose that is suitable for you.
3. Gestures
Be aware of your irritating or habitual gestures. Fiddling with jewelry or your hair can put the audience off. Practicing your presentation on video can help you eliminate any unbecoming gestures.
4. Eye Contact
Another important thing to remember is to keep eye contact with the audience as you speak. Have eye contact with everyone rather than with just one person.
Many Koreans and other non-Westerners have difficulty with looking people in the eyes. If this is your case, try to concentrate on a spot just above their eyes. It will appear to people that you are looking at them rather than simply staring.
5. Your English
No foreigner will expect you to speak perfect English. You shouldn’t feel self-conscious because you feel people will laugh at you for not speaking like a native. If anything, the audience may be pleasantly surprised by your command of English.
Prepare well, and during the presentation, work your magic. If you’re doing your job properly, the audience, as they should, will be focusing on the presentation and not your English.
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