WEBVTT 00:00:30.990 --> 00:00:34.929 Hello, hello, hello. everybody thank you and 00:00:34.929 --> 00:00:36.990 welcome back to food for thought thoughts if 00:00:36.990 --> 00:00:39.810 it were you my name is neogentrics i'm going to 00:00:39.810 --> 00:00:42.310 cover a we're going to switch gears here for 00:00:42.310 --> 00:00:44.130 a second yeah we're going to cover presentation 00:00:44.130 --> 00:00:47.390 skills okay now typically i would go ahead and 00:00:47.390 --> 00:00:49.109 talk about whatever it is and just jump right 00:00:49.109 --> 00:00:50.869 into it but this time this is just going to be 00:00:50.869 --> 00:00:53.350 a working intro here and i'm actually going to 00:00:53.350 --> 00:00:55.189 have someone else step in with me and we're going 00:00:55.189 --> 00:01:08.569 to talk about this topic so here we go All righty 00:01:08.569 --> 00:01:13.569 then, what's up? Hello, hello, hello. Yeah, I'm 00:01:13.569 --> 00:01:18.290 here. Welcome, Gloria TP5. This is Food for Thought, 00:01:18.349 --> 00:01:21.069 Thoughts If It Were You. So I have a guest here 00:01:21.069 --> 00:01:22.930 with me. She's going to be talking with me about 00:01:22.930 --> 00:01:27.989 coping with presentation nerves. And well, actually, 00:01:28.090 --> 00:01:30.689 let me go ahead and get started with that. How 00:01:30.689 --> 00:01:32.870 do you feel about that? Like, how would you go 00:01:32.870 --> 00:01:37.680 about doing this? How would I? Depending on what 00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:41.700 it is, honestly, you need to know your presentation. 00:01:42.739 --> 00:01:46.140 You need to know your material. Do not memorize 00:01:46.140 --> 00:01:50.659 it. Have cue cards and put points on it, not 00:01:50.659 --> 00:01:54.519 full sentences, because you'll be tempted to 00:01:54.519 --> 00:01:58.019 read off of it. If you don't know your presentation, 00:01:58.319 --> 00:02:00.739 you're going to be a lot more nervous than usual. 00:02:02.980 --> 00:02:06.069 And with that being said. Seeing how you just 00:02:06.069 --> 00:02:08.629 brought up the fact that, you know, nerves, it's 00:02:08.629 --> 00:02:10.870 entirely natural to feel nervous before, you 00:02:10.870 --> 00:02:12.930 know, making a presentation. Even many seasoned 00:02:12.930 --> 00:02:15.430 teachers, lecturers and other presenters, they 00:02:15.430 --> 00:02:18.310 feel nervous despite having like given hundreds 00:02:18.310 --> 00:02:21.330 of presentations. The same is true of actors 00:02:21.330 --> 00:02:23.789 and actresses, celebrities, politicians, preachers, 00:02:23.830 --> 00:02:25.930 you know, basically like people in the working 00:02:25.930 --> 00:02:28.569 media or public eye. You know, being nervous 00:02:28.569 --> 00:02:30.210 isn't actually a problem. It's not a weakness. 00:02:30.430 --> 00:02:32.969 You just have to, you know, channel nervous energies 00:02:32.969 --> 00:02:36.330 wisely. On the other hand, being overconfident 00:02:36.330 --> 00:02:40.550 and not nervous could actually be a weakness. 00:02:41.889 --> 00:02:47.689 How do I put this? Symptoms of nerves or stage 00:02:47.689 --> 00:02:50.909 fright. You can go ahead and throw in your ideas 00:02:50.909 --> 00:02:52.849 on this. I'm just going to give my few here. 00:02:52.990 --> 00:02:55.550 It could include having butterflies or a queasy 00:02:55.550 --> 00:02:58.409 feeling in your stomach. I've heard that sweaty 00:02:58.409 --> 00:03:03.550 palms and dry throat is a problem. What about 00:03:03.550 --> 00:03:08.449 you? Well, for me, ever since I was in elementary 00:03:08.449 --> 00:03:11.110 school, I remember show and tell. I would always 00:03:11.110 --> 00:03:15.090 get nervous. But my mama always told me, if you're 00:03:15.090 --> 00:03:19.030 not nervous, it's not going to go as well. Because 00:03:19.030 --> 00:03:20.990 in the pit of your stomach, you're thinking, 00:03:21.169 --> 00:03:25.050 okay, I'm not going to do well. I'm not going 00:03:25.050 --> 00:03:26.990 to do well. It's like a little choo -choo train 00:03:26.990 --> 00:03:29.370 going through your brain. But you have to think 00:03:29.370 --> 00:03:32.409 positively, number one, regardless of how... 00:03:32.780 --> 00:03:36.539 old you are how much experience you have how 00:03:36.539 --> 00:03:40.319 big or small the audience is you need to know 00:03:40.319 --> 00:03:42.900 your material and it's nothing wrong with being 00:03:42.900 --> 00:03:47.919 nervous because since elementary school all the 00:03:47.919 --> 00:03:50.900 way up until now and i'm 36 and i've had plenty 00:03:50.900 --> 00:03:56.159 of times where i had to do presentations um perfect 00:03:56.159 --> 00:04:01.599 example church I am at a church two blocks from 00:04:01.599 --> 00:04:05.280 my house and I'm a soloist and I'm in the choir 00:04:05.280 --> 00:04:09.319 as well. And I have to do worship sometimes and 00:04:09.319 --> 00:04:13.240 read Bible verses that the pastor would give 00:04:13.240 --> 00:04:16.459 me. Believe me, I would think about it weeks 00:04:16.459 --> 00:04:21.680 before it happened. The Christmas cantatas that 00:04:21.680 --> 00:04:26.149 we do in the Easter cantatas. I would always 00:04:26.149 --> 00:04:30.350 think to myself, OK, you're not as good as they 00:04:30.350 --> 00:04:33.790 are because obviously you can't read music. But 00:04:33.790 --> 00:04:37.490 the thing is, you cannot doubt yourself. Don't 00:04:37.490 --> 00:04:40.769 enter into your mind any negative thoughts because 00:04:40.769 --> 00:04:44.029 it's going to it's going to take over your your 00:04:44.029 --> 00:04:47.449 presentation. So make sure you get enough sleep. 00:04:47.550 --> 00:04:50.910 You get your food. Do not overdo the caffeine 00:04:50.910 --> 00:04:53.279 in the morning. Because when it's time for your 00:04:53.279 --> 00:04:55.399 presentation, you might crash and burn and look 00:04:55.399 --> 00:04:57.939 sleepy and pitiful. And you don't want that. 00:04:59.740 --> 00:05:03.040 Makes sense to me. The reason I bring this up 00:05:03.040 --> 00:05:05.600 is that because preparing for a presentation, 00:05:05.779 --> 00:05:11.199 like you said, it can be irritating. One of the 00:05:11.199 --> 00:05:13.939 things that helps with that, other than being 00:05:13.939 --> 00:05:17.939 well rehearsed and well prepared. Excuse me. 00:05:18.800 --> 00:05:22.740 is not fixating specifically directly on its 00:05:22.740 --> 00:05:25.079 delivery at the expense of good preparation. 00:05:25.399 --> 00:05:26.879 I mean, if you're prepared, then there's no need 00:05:26.879 --> 00:05:32.000 to fixate on how it's being delivered. You know, 00:05:32.000 --> 00:05:34.360 spending time to prepare, knowing your subject 00:05:34.360 --> 00:05:36.519 well enough, at least so that you can fill in 00:05:36.519 --> 00:05:38.699 gaps or give little tidbits here and there as 00:05:38.699 --> 00:05:42.019 like, you know, side notes or something. You 00:05:42.019 --> 00:05:44.620 know, think of, well, here's a good one. Think 00:05:44.620 --> 00:05:46.540 of your presentation like an iceberg, you know. 00:05:47.069 --> 00:05:49.910 what your audience sees, the delivery, okay? 00:05:50.110 --> 00:05:53.410 It's a small percentage of the whole thing. What 00:05:53.410 --> 00:05:56.250 goes on out of sight, the planning, preparation, 00:05:56.550 --> 00:05:59.589 should be made up, it should make up the bulk 00:05:59.589 --> 00:06:02.790 of the work in the first place. Rehearsing isn't 00:06:02.790 --> 00:06:05.050 that big of a deal. It's great. You know, you 00:06:05.050 --> 00:06:06.550 can practice your presentation, rehearse with 00:06:06.550 --> 00:06:09.889 family, friends, in front of the mirror, assuming 00:06:09.889 --> 00:06:13.269 you can stand staring at yourself. Listening 00:06:13.269 --> 00:06:16.709 to any feedback. checking your timing, speaking 00:06:16.709 --> 00:06:19.490 slowly, recording yourself and listening to it. 00:06:20.129 --> 00:06:22.189 Well, that might actually make you more nervous. 00:06:22.389 --> 00:06:25.589 I wouldn't recommend that. You know, if possible, 00:06:25.670 --> 00:06:27.709 visit presentation venues, see how other people 00:06:27.709 --> 00:06:29.310 do it, see the layout of the room that you're 00:06:29.310 --> 00:06:32.170 going to be in, check out the facilities, things 00:06:32.170 --> 00:06:36.910 of this nature. And one of the things that was 00:06:36.910 --> 00:06:40.250 brought to my attention the other day was, you 00:06:40.250 --> 00:06:42.050 know, nervousness can be heightened if you're 00:06:42.050 --> 00:06:46.490 not feeling 100%. So one of the things that I 00:06:46.490 --> 00:06:49.990 like to stress especially is avoid alcohol, especially 00:06:49.990 --> 00:06:52.670 the day before or the night before your presentation. 00:06:53.149 --> 00:06:56.149 Reduce or avoid their caffeine intake from coffee, 00:06:56.310 --> 00:06:59.949 tea, and other sources if you can help it. Exercise 00:06:59.949 --> 00:07:02.709 enough regularly, but not before your presentation. 00:07:02.769 --> 00:07:07.170 And remember to get some sleep. Eating healthy 00:07:07.170 --> 00:07:11.660 also may help as well. What do you think? Definitely. 00:07:12.300 --> 00:07:17.699 With my presentations, I found that I had to 00:07:17.699 --> 00:07:21.939 eat well, not only the night before, but a few 00:07:21.939 --> 00:07:26.259 days before. Because some people's bodies react 00:07:26.259 --> 00:07:29.220 differently. It might take a day or two if you 00:07:29.220 --> 00:07:32.360 ate something. Say, for example, if you had way 00:07:32.360 --> 00:07:34.839 too much caffeine, you might not crash and burn 00:07:34.839 --> 00:07:38.050 then. your blood pressure is going to go up and 00:07:38.050 --> 00:07:40.490 down, up and down because you're already nervous 00:07:40.490 --> 00:07:43.850 about the presentation. But you really have to 00:07:43.850 --> 00:07:46.750 make sure you have enough water because that 00:07:46.750 --> 00:07:50.829 is so important with a lot of people when they 00:07:50.829 --> 00:07:53.170 get nervous and worried, they get headaches, 00:07:53.370 --> 00:07:56.569 they get dehydration and water is one solution. 00:07:57.189 --> 00:08:04.129 And I find that eating berries and kiwi and bananas, 00:08:04.490 --> 00:08:07.910 things like that have a lot of vitamins. It's 00:08:07.910 --> 00:08:10.790 like having a multivitamin together, just putting 00:08:10.790 --> 00:08:14.810 in a bowl of fruit and you're good. So watch 00:08:14.810 --> 00:08:18.529 your diet. Don't overload on caffeine or alcohol 00:08:18.529 --> 00:08:21.810 and make sure you don't have something that's 00:08:21.810 --> 00:08:24.350 going to help you to crash and burn. Don't think 00:08:24.350 --> 00:08:27.290 that you can stay up all night and have two hours 00:08:27.290 --> 00:08:30.110 of sleep and still be cool for your presentation. 00:08:30.829 --> 00:08:36.740 Doesn't work like that. Yeah. It's one of those 00:08:36.740 --> 00:08:39.279 many things that, you know, people underestimate 00:08:39.279 --> 00:08:41.980 their body and how they're how it works and what 00:08:41.980 --> 00:08:46.320 it's able and capable of doing. Right. I mean, 00:08:46.320 --> 00:08:50.120 here's something we'll move on to the next topic 00:08:50.120 --> 00:08:53.440 here. Immediately before the presentation, you 00:08:53.440 --> 00:08:55.240 know, when you feel nervous immediately before 00:08:55.240 --> 00:08:59.539 the following, I have a few strategies and exercises 00:08:59.539 --> 00:09:02.019 that could help. I mean, feel free to give your 00:09:02.019 --> 00:09:06.889 feedback as always. I enjoy feedback. It's always 00:09:06.889 --> 00:09:08.750 great. When I have other people on this channel, 00:09:08.789 --> 00:09:10.929 it makes it a lot more fun. Different things. 00:09:11.129 --> 00:09:13.450 I mean, when it comes to, like, presenting, like 00:09:13.450 --> 00:09:15.429 doing this podcast, for one, there's a lot of 00:09:15.429 --> 00:09:19.429 things that have to be taken into effect. For 00:09:19.429 --> 00:09:26.210 one, practice deep breathing. You know. And it 00:09:26.210 --> 00:09:28.389 helps out drinking water, chewing gum, visual 00:09:28.389 --> 00:09:30.870 techniques of that nature. They all work out 00:09:30.870 --> 00:09:37.460 really well. What do you think? Definitely. Number 00:09:37.460 --> 00:09:41.580 one, if you're not breathing properly, a lot 00:09:41.580 --> 00:09:44.600 of people, when they get on that stage, they 00:09:44.600 --> 00:09:47.220 some people don't realize that they stop breathing 00:09:47.220 --> 00:09:49.620 because they're like, oh, my God, this audience, 00:09:49.720 --> 00:09:52.379 you don't breathe. You're not going to get oxygen 00:09:52.379 --> 00:09:56.480 to the brain, into your organs. Number two, me, 00:09:56.700 --> 00:09:59.399 I was definitely I always pray the night before 00:09:59.399 --> 00:10:05.720 and right before I go on stage. You have to definitely 00:10:05.720 --> 00:10:09.840 have visualization. You got to visualize yourself 00:10:09.840 --> 00:10:15.080 doing well. And I find that having ginger tea 00:10:15.080 --> 00:10:18.159 or chamomile tea really calms my nerves before 00:10:18.159 --> 00:10:44.019 I do any kind of presentation. And we're back. 00:10:44.059 --> 00:10:46.360 We went on a short break there. Everybody needs 00:10:46.360 --> 00:10:49.179 a little interlude every now and then. We were 00:10:49.179 --> 00:10:51.139 talking about different things that could help 00:10:51.139 --> 00:10:54.159 with your presentation immediately before it. 00:10:54.720 --> 00:10:57.100 Gloria gave a couple of her examples as far as 00:10:57.100 --> 00:10:59.200 things that helped out with her. Everybody's 00:10:59.200 --> 00:11:01.460 different. This is the reason why I invite people 00:11:01.460 --> 00:11:03.200 on here so that you can get different viewpoints 00:11:03.200 --> 00:11:05.279 so you know it's not just me speculating and 00:11:05.279 --> 00:11:08.409 throwing out ideas everywhere. I do research. 00:11:08.870 --> 00:11:11.509 I like looking up information, making sure what 00:11:11.509 --> 00:11:13.889 I'm telling you is actually legit. This is just 00:11:13.889 --> 00:11:18.610 a thing that I do. I mentioned before, practice 00:11:18.610 --> 00:11:20.970 deep breathing, drinking water, chewing gum, 00:11:21.090 --> 00:11:23.970 using visualization techniques. Another one would 00:11:23.970 --> 00:11:28.169 be self -massaging and relaxation exercises. 00:11:28.389 --> 00:11:31.330 They also help. Now, for everybody, this isn't 00:11:31.330 --> 00:11:33.289 exactly a thing, as you heard from Luria's example. 00:11:34.909 --> 00:11:37.289 but one thing that is for sure and it doesn't 00:11:37.289 --> 00:11:41.909 matter who it is uh breathing taking deep breathing 00:11:41.909 --> 00:11:45.129 exercises and drinking water every so often or 00:11:45.129 --> 00:11:48.269 at least having some with you helps out a lot 00:11:48.269 --> 00:11:51.149 with the deep breathing adrenaline it causes 00:11:51.149 --> 00:11:54.110 your breathing to shallow so by deliberately 00:11:54.110 --> 00:11:56.570 breathing deeply your brain has a chance to get 00:11:56.570 --> 00:12:00.149 some oxygen this slows the pace down allowing 00:12:00.149 --> 00:12:03.559 your body to relax and stay calm It also helps 00:12:03.559 --> 00:12:06.720 your voice to stop quivering. You know, shallow 00:12:06.720 --> 00:12:09.000 and irregular breathing is never good. As far 00:12:09.000 --> 00:12:10.559 as drinking water, well, I mean, this should 00:12:10.559 --> 00:12:14.159 be understood. It's understandable. No one having 00:12:14.159 --> 00:12:17.220 dry mouth and trying to talk doesn't help. Plus, 00:12:17.299 --> 00:12:20.419 with your adrenaline running, it tends to dry 00:12:20.419 --> 00:12:22.659 your mouth out already. Now, here's something 00:12:22.659 --> 00:12:25.679 that I found interesting. I'd like your opinion 00:12:25.679 --> 00:12:29.919 on it. Chewing gum. It said that... Chewing gum 00:12:29.919 --> 00:12:31.700 before your presentation can also help you feel 00:12:31.700 --> 00:12:36.179 more relaxed. While a lot of research shows that, 00:12:36.179 --> 00:12:37.919 you know, it can increase your alertness, help 00:12:37.919 --> 00:12:40.899 to reduce anxiety. Honestly, from your position, 00:12:41.120 --> 00:12:45.179 how do you feel about that? Well, I personally 00:12:45.179 --> 00:12:49.919 don't really, I'm not a big fan of gum. But I 00:12:49.919 --> 00:12:53.740 definitely love to have, when I'm doing a presentation, 00:12:54.039 --> 00:12:59.799 I always have a lemon throat lozenge. um right 00:12:59.799 --> 00:13:04.299 before number one a lot of people may not know 00:13:04.299 --> 00:13:08.799 this but lemon helps to balance your blood pressure 00:13:08.799 --> 00:13:14.220 um lemon um once it touches your tongue regardless 00:13:14.220 --> 00:13:18.100 if it's lemon water or actual lemon it helps 00:13:18.100 --> 00:13:21.460 to clear your throat better for the presentation 00:13:21.460 --> 00:13:25.480 and it helps you with your digestion so the feeling 00:13:25.480 --> 00:13:29.539 of being nervous That will bring it down. Your 00:13:29.539 --> 00:13:32.000 throat will be nice and moist and you'll be all 00:13:32.000 --> 00:13:37.820 right most of the time. That makes sense. There's 00:13:37.820 --> 00:13:39.559 a lot of different things that people can try, 00:13:39.639 --> 00:13:41.679 especially relaxation exercises. Maybe you've 00:13:41.679 --> 00:13:45.899 heard a couple of these. They're really effective. 00:13:46.980 --> 00:13:50.200 It helps me out every so often, as odd as that 00:13:50.200 --> 00:13:53.639 may sound. Although you may not feel relaxed 00:13:53.639 --> 00:13:57.460 before you give your presentation, Relaxation 00:13:57.460 --> 00:14:01.539 exercises can help. I have a couple ideas here. 00:14:03.840 --> 00:14:06.500 But the thing is with them, how do I put this? 00:14:06.519 --> 00:14:08.940 Some of them can cause actual pain or discomfort. 00:14:09.419 --> 00:14:11.519 So I mean, again, with this, like I do with any 00:14:11.519 --> 00:14:13.960 examples that I give on this channel, you know, 00:14:13.980 --> 00:14:16.620 use at your discretion. Don't keep using these 00:14:16.620 --> 00:14:19.000 things or bother with them if it's going to cause 00:14:19.000 --> 00:14:21.460 you pain or any discomfort. The last thing I 00:14:21.460 --> 00:14:23.059 need is you hurting yourself and saying, oh, 00:14:23.120 --> 00:14:25.259 well, the guy on this podcast said to do this. 00:14:26.149 --> 00:14:29.830 No, no, no, no, no. These are suggestions. Everything 00:14:29.830 --> 00:14:32.850 I gave her suggestions. And the first one would 00:14:32.850 --> 00:14:35.169 be standing in an easy position with your feet, 00:14:35.289 --> 00:14:39.169 you know, one pace apart. Knees bend. You don't 00:14:39.169 --> 00:14:40.789 want them locked because you can hurt yourself. 00:14:41.370 --> 00:14:44.549 And not rigid, you know, not rigidly pushed back 00:14:44.549 --> 00:14:46.690 like in like you're standing up ready to hit 00:14:46.690 --> 00:14:50.710 somebody or something position. You find that 00:14:50.710 --> 00:14:55.399 funny, huh? You might want to speak up a little 00:14:55.399 --> 00:14:58.580 bit. That way I can actually hear you. Keep your 00:14:58.580 --> 00:15:00.620 spine straight. Your shoulders are not tense. 00:15:00.820 --> 00:15:03.139 Keep them relaxed. Keep your head well balanced. 00:15:03.340 --> 00:15:06.100 And while I say that, I mean, try to keep your 00:15:06.100 --> 00:15:08.940 head straight, not leaning at a side or cocked 00:15:08.940 --> 00:15:11.519 at some weird angle. You will hurt yourself. 00:15:12.220 --> 00:15:15.059 And try to keep your face muscles relaxed by 00:15:15.059 --> 00:15:17.279 not clenching your jaw, clamping on your teeth 00:15:17.279 --> 00:15:22.700 together. Once you get that set. you know now 00:15:22.700 --> 00:15:24.980 you can stretch slowly upwards aim to touch the 00:15:24.980 --> 00:15:27.799 ceiling you know but keep your feet flat on the 00:15:27.799 --> 00:15:31.159 floor and then flop forward from the waist bending 00:15:31.159 --> 00:15:33.700 your knees slightly as you as you go okay you 00:15:33.700 --> 00:15:36.419 are you're basically like hanging forward like 00:15:36.419 --> 00:15:39.179 a rag doll your arms and head totally unsupported 00:15:39.179 --> 00:15:41.220 and relaxed everything should just move in one 00:15:41.220 --> 00:15:44.179 motion okay and then straighten up but not quickly 00:15:44.179 --> 00:15:47.700 slowly okay if you come up too fast you'll hurt 00:15:47.700 --> 00:15:50.840 yourself it'll be like uh a puppet master lifting 00:15:50.840 --> 00:15:54.649 up a puppet keeping the strings and everything 00:15:54.649 --> 00:15:57.149 organized where everything just comes up slowly 00:15:57.149 --> 00:15:59.269 and at ease and once you're back in your regular 00:15:59.269 --> 00:16:01.730 position you can relax and do this multiple times 00:16:01.730 --> 00:16:04.129 over and over again this keeps your body loose 00:16:04.129 --> 00:16:08.549 you know and if that doesn't work for you you 00:16:08.549 --> 00:16:10.590 can always relax in a chair a lot of people do 00:16:10.590 --> 00:16:13.570 this they sit comfortably with your lower spine 00:16:13.570 --> 00:16:16.039 pressed into the back of a chair You know, they 00:16:16.039 --> 00:16:17.580 raise their arms above their head, stretch as 00:16:17.580 --> 00:16:19.620 high as possible, release your arms and your 00:16:19.620 --> 00:16:21.940 sides, bend forward with your legs, stretch out, 00:16:22.000 --> 00:16:23.840 you know, stretching your arms and your legs 00:16:23.840 --> 00:16:26.320 as far as they go, you know, and then return 00:16:26.320 --> 00:16:28.940 back to normal. A lot of these different techniques, 00:16:29.039 --> 00:16:31.519 there's like tons of them online, different things 00:16:31.519 --> 00:16:36.440 and so on and so forth. So, next thing I want 00:16:36.440 --> 00:16:38.460 to cover is during the presentation what you 00:16:38.460 --> 00:16:41.789 should and should not do. Many people find that 00:16:41.789 --> 00:16:43.769 once they are actually giving their presentation 00:16:43.769 --> 00:16:45.929 or speech, they feel a lot better and more relaxed. 00:16:46.330 --> 00:16:48.769 But it's important to remember a couple of things. 00:16:49.950 --> 00:16:53.690 First things first, pause. Just before you start 00:16:53.690 --> 00:16:56.529 talking, pause. Make eye contact with your people, 00:16:56.629 --> 00:16:59.289 smile. The last moment of peace is very relaxing. 00:16:59.309 --> 00:17:01.230 It gives you time to adjust being the center 00:17:01.230 --> 00:17:03.669 of attention. They don't expect you the second 00:17:03.669 --> 00:17:05.690 you step up there, you have to say something. 00:17:07.369 --> 00:17:10.910 And if they do, they'll help you. More than likely 00:17:10.910 --> 00:17:14.690 they don't. Hopefully. Next is smile. It's a 00:17:14.690 --> 00:17:16.690 natural relaxant. It sends a positive chemical 00:17:16.690 --> 00:17:18.769 message through your brain and everyone else 00:17:18.769 --> 00:17:22.190 looking at you. Smile and maintaining eye contact 00:17:22.190 --> 00:17:23.849 also helps you build rapport with your audience. 00:17:23.910 --> 00:17:25.349 Let them know you're actually paying attention 00:17:25.349 --> 00:17:28.309 and you actually care to be up there. You're 00:17:28.309 --> 00:17:31.970 not just there. Next thing, speak slowly when 00:17:31.970 --> 00:17:34.509 you start speaking. Speak like you would in a 00:17:34.509 --> 00:17:37.329 normal conversation. Leave longer pauses between 00:17:37.329 --> 00:17:39.710 sentences to help people understand what you're 00:17:39.710 --> 00:17:43.390 saying. The slower pace will also calm you down. 00:17:43.450 --> 00:17:47.289 It'll make it easier for you to be heard. And 00:17:47.289 --> 00:17:49.470 you can hear yourself as you're talking as well, 00:17:49.509 --> 00:19:06.000 so you can make a difference. about that this 00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:08.740 thing has a couple of bugs in it but hey it's 00:19:08.740 --> 00:19:15.700 a work in progress so what do you think about 00:19:15.700 --> 00:19:17.640 what i'm saying so far i mean other than that 00:19:17.640 --> 00:19:19.759 i mean with moving around being like one of the 00:19:19.759 --> 00:19:24.859 major issues and you know with with being up 00:19:24.859 --> 00:19:27.180 on stage it's a tendency for people to just you 00:19:27.180 --> 00:19:29.180 know like rock back and forth or start pacing 00:19:29.180 --> 00:19:33.109 and i mean There's nothing more distracting or 00:19:33.109 --> 00:19:35.230 irritating being in the audience than watching 00:19:35.230 --> 00:19:37.690 a person move around like that, and it's not 00:19:37.690 --> 00:19:43.549 part of their presentation. Definitely. I actually 00:19:43.549 --> 00:19:48.809 went to school for communications, and I took 00:19:48.809 --> 00:19:55.150 a few classes on speech, basic speech, advanced 00:19:55.150 --> 00:19:58.529 speech, and many of the classes that we had. 00:19:59.109 --> 00:20:02.990 All we did were presentations. And I felt that 00:20:02.990 --> 00:20:07.609 taking an exercise class actually helped me throughout 00:20:07.609 --> 00:20:11.910 the whole time I was there. Because when I went 00:20:11.910 --> 00:20:14.789 up, the teacher could tell I was more relaxed 00:20:14.789 --> 00:20:17.829 than most students. And she asked me, how do 00:20:17.829 --> 00:20:21.029 I keep myself relaxed? I took a Pilates class. 00:20:21.250 --> 00:20:25.349 I did meditation before I did my presentation. 00:20:25.410 --> 00:20:28.420 I did it. when i woke up in the morning before 00:20:28.420 --> 00:20:32.180 i went to bed so i was more naturally prepared 00:20:32.180 --> 00:20:38.759 than the regular student and also being in the 00:20:38.759 --> 00:20:43.779 speak speech class the advanced class i found 00:20:43.779 --> 00:20:49.240 that you need to start looking like you're happy 00:20:49.240 --> 00:20:52.859 regardless of how nervous you are You got to 00:20:52.859 --> 00:20:55.720 look happy because if you're not happy, the audience 00:20:55.720 --> 00:20:58.279 is not going to be happy. And they're not going 00:20:58.279 --> 00:21:00.200 to want to pay attention to you because if they 00:21:00.200 --> 00:21:03.700 see a frown, they're going to be like, oh, they're 00:21:03.700 --> 00:21:06.599 not happy. So why should I even listen? And it's 00:21:06.599 --> 00:21:10.240 the same thing with looking around. You have 00:21:10.240 --> 00:21:13.140 to look around when you're doing your presentation. 00:21:13.380 --> 00:21:20.509 Do not face one person all throughout. the presentation 00:21:20.509 --> 00:21:23.029 because it makes yourself look like you don't 00:21:23.029 --> 00:21:25.269 know what you're talking about number one you're 00:21:25.269 --> 00:21:29.430 stiff number two and number three you're not 00:21:29.430 --> 00:21:32.710 engaging with your eye in so it looks like you're 00:21:32.710 --> 00:21:35.450 only interested in one person and everybody else 00:21:35.450 --> 00:21:40.289 is not there um definitely pronunciation speak 00:21:40.289 --> 00:21:44.609 slowly so you don't stutter and pronounce your 00:21:44.609 --> 00:21:48.660 your um Words slowly, not too slow. You don't 00:21:48.660 --> 00:21:51.779 want to sound like you're slowing down like a 00:21:51.779 --> 00:21:55.079 robot and you need to be recharged. And also, 00:21:55.160 --> 00:22:01.339 when you do any presentation, regardless of what 00:22:01.339 --> 00:22:04.220 it is, unless you're performing as an artist, 00:22:04.440 --> 00:22:08.660 you need to make a list of frequently asked questions 00:22:08.660 --> 00:22:11.480 and have your answers ready. Because when you 00:22:11.480 --> 00:22:15.210 ask at the end, do you have any questions? Most 00:22:15.210 --> 00:22:17.509 likely they're going to have them and you already 00:22:17.509 --> 00:22:20.569 have the information right there. And you should 00:22:20.569 --> 00:22:23.970 look at that before you go into the presentation. 00:22:23.970 --> 00:22:26.450 So you're not reading off of it looking like 00:22:26.450 --> 00:22:28.170 you're not you don't know what you're talking 00:22:28.170 --> 00:22:32.789 about. It's important to focus on the positives 00:22:32.789 --> 00:22:36.099 of your presentation, you know. with that being 00:22:36.099 --> 00:22:38.440 said based off of what you just mentioned you 00:22:38.440 --> 00:22:40.740 know experience is the single most effective 00:22:40.740 --> 00:22:42.799 way of overcoming presentation nerves delivering 00:22:42.799 --> 00:22:46.059 better presentations in the future you know when 00:22:46.059 --> 00:22:48.980 you get feedback when possible you know ask as 00:22:48.980 --> 00:22:51.319 many of your audience members that you've had 00:22:51.319 --> 00:22:53.599 either whether you know or you don't know for 00:22:53.599 --> 00:22:56.039 constructive feedback on your presentation you 00:22:56.039 --> 00:22:57.980 know listen to what they have to say focus on 00:22:57.980 --> 00:22:59.920 the areas that need your improvement and try 00:22:59.920 --> 00:23:03.019 to see any negative points not Not as a measure 00:23:03.019 --> 00:23:05.559 of failure, but as a learning opportunity for 00:23:05.559 --> 00:23:07.319 your future presentation so that they're better 00:23:07.319 --> 00:23:10.920 and you're more comfortable. Use reflective practice. 00:23:11.220 --> 00:23:14.000 Basically, it's a useful technique to help you 00:23:14.000 --> 00:23:18.359 think about and analyze your experiences. They 00:23:18.359 --> 00:23:22.349 can be used for many aspects of life. The use 00:23:22.349 --> 00:23:25.609 of reflective practice for presentation can be 00:23:25.609 --> 00:23:28.190 particularly useful for helping to minimize feelings 00:23:28.190 --> 00:23:31.470 of nervousness for future presentations as well. 00:23:31.769 --> 00:23:34.170 And like Gloria said before, don't beat yourself 00:23:34.170 --> 00:23:36.150 up if you can't get it perfect the first time. 00:23:36.990 --> 00:23:40.390 Like most things in life, presentations are unlikely 00:23:40.390 --> 00:23:43.430 to be perfect. There's always going to be something 00:23:43.430 --> 00:23:46.549 that you can improve. When you get feedback from 00:23:46.549 --> 00:23:48.430 others and reflect on your own performance, it's 00:23:48.430 --> 00:23:51.289 important that you understand this. You give 00:23:51.289 --> 00:23:54.150 yourself a break. Think about the positives and 00:23:54.150 --> 00:23:57.329 what went well. Learn from any mistakes and elements 00:23:57.329 --> 00:24:02.109 you feel unhappy with. Treat yourself to something 00:24:02.109 --> 00:24:04.430 that you'll enjoy as a result of what you've 00:24:04.430 --> 00:24:06.670 done. Say, hey, I did okay this time, or I could 00:24:06.670 --> 00:24:10.190 do better next time. Maybe a glass of wine, an 00:24:10.190 --> 00:24:12.450 ice cake, or go soak in the tub or something. 00:24:12.509 --> 00:24:14.329 Something special to recognize your achievement 00:24:14.329 --> 00:24:16.210 and even getting through this in the first place. 00:24:17.180 --> 00:24:19.579 You know, nerves can be hard to deal with. There's 00:24:19.579 --> 00:24:21.200 a lot of things that go into it and a lot of 00:24:21.200 --> 00:24:24.839 things that affect it in presentations. And not 00:24:24.839 --> 00:24:27.680 everybody can handle them the same way. You know, 00:24:27.720 --> 00:24:30.440 between prepping before your presentation and 00:24:30.440 --> 00:24:33.799 things during your presentation or even after 00:24:33.799 --> 00:24:36.900 it, anything can happen. Anything can go wrong. 00:24:37.099 --> 00:24:40.160 It doesn't mean that you hope for the negatives 00:24:40.160 --> 00:24:42.940 that occur. You instead try to move forward. 00:24:43.240 --> 00:24:48.119 You know, say your computer fails. Your presentation 00:24:48.119 --> 00:24:50.500 is out of whack. The best thing about having 00:24:50.500 --> 00:24:52.619 notes there is that you can still continue talking 00:24:52.619 --> 00:24:57.460 and going on as if nothing is happening. And 00:24:57.460 --> 00:24:59.819 the audience won't be any different to you as 00:24:59.819 --> 00:25:01.579 they are with everything else. I mean, technology 00:25:01.579 --> 00:25:05.319 fails. It's man -made. Anything can go wrong. 00:25:05.440 --> 00:25:07.460 But as long as you manage to maintain what little 00:25:07.460 --> 00:25:09.720 professionalism you have that you're able to 00:25:09.720 --> 00:25:12.980 maintain despite being somewhat nervous, everything 00:25:12.980 --> 00:25:16.779 should go out fine. This being said, though, 00:25:16.819 --> 00:25:20.160 if the lights go out or the power goes out, I 00:25:20.160 --> 00:25:22.960 still want to say retain your professionalism 00:25:22.960 --> 00:25:25.680 unless you're scared of the dark. At that point, 00:25:25.720 --> 00:25:28.160 God help you. Just don't scream like a little 00:25:28.160 --> 00:25:32.359 girl in the negative context of that, not saying 00:25:32.359 --> 00:25:41.019 that to be sexist. Any comments? I'm sitting 00:25:41.019 --> 00:25:47.779 here laughing to myself. Definitely. Quite a 00:25:47.779 --> 00:25:51.400 few times when I was at Howard University, we 00:25:51.400 --> 00:25:55.579 had power outages during a presentation. And 00:25:55.579 --> 00:25:58.059 you're right. You have to have a backup plan 00:25:58.059 --> 00:26:01.779 because many of the time we had to use PowerPoint. 00:26:01.980 --> 00:26:04.299 What we had to use the system at the school. 00:26:04.579 --> 00:26:08.420 But the professor always said, have your cue 00:26:08.420 --> 00:26:11.880 cards, have your notes, have the presentation 00:26:11.880 --> 00:26:17.900 printed. out like with the visualization so even 00:26:17.900 --> 00:26:22.039 if the power runs out you can always pass it 00:26:22.039 --> 00:26:24.400 around the class and they can see it as well 00:26:24.400 --> 00:26:29.559 but you really have to you can't don't ever beat 00:26:29.559 --> 00:26:32.359 yourself up because a lot of people are beginners 00:26:32.359 --> 00:26:36.859 with uh presentations some people are on different 00:26:36.859 --> 00:26:40.059 levels you don't know what level you're going 00:26:40.059 --> 00:26:45.279 to be at unless you present The best way you 00:26:45.279 --> 00:26:49.240 know how don't give don't do a half job because 00:26:49.240 --> 00:26:53.759 then you're failing yourself. Why? Because if 00:26:53.759 --> 00:26:57.099 you don't give yourself 100 percent with the 00:26:57.099 --> 00:27:00.960 presentation, then you won't know for sure what 00:27:00.960 --> 00:27:04.299 you need to correct the second time. So you just 00:27:04.299 --> 00:27:08.420 have to be ready. Try to be relaxed, breathe 00:27:08.420 --> 00:27:13.569 and focus. A lot of people cannot look. an audience 00:27:13.569 --> 00:27:16.609 what you need to do is if you cannot look at 00:27:16.609 --> 00:27:21.990 people look beyond the people but focus on something 00:27:21.990 --> 00:27:26.549 around the room in a clockwise position focus 00:27:26.549 --> 00:27:30.150 on something in the room that makes it look like 00:27:30.150 --> 00:27:32.390 you're actually looking at the audience if you're 00:27:32.390 --> 00:27:35.890 that nervous about it but other than that it's 00:27:35.890 --> 00:27:38.230 practice makes perfect that's all you need to 00:27:38.230 --> 00:27:46.049 do And that is that. So like with before, guys, 00:27:46.190 --> 00:27:48.829 I thank you guys for listening. It's always great 00:27:48.829 --> 00:27:50.829 being able to do these podcasts. I know I haven't 00:27:50.829 --> 00:27:53.390 been heard in a while. Today I figured for my 00:27:53.390 --> 00:27:56.130 first podcast in a while, I'd invite a friend 00:27:56.130 --> 00:27:58.210 of mine who also has her own personal podcast 00:27:58.210 --> 00:28:02.049 on this station, Gloria TP5. You got to check 00:28:02.049 --> 00:28:04.089 that out. You want to give yourself a shout out 00:28:04.089 --> 00:28:06.930 here. What's the name of your podcast, sweetheart? 00:28:07.880 --> 00:28:12.900 Grown Up Eruptions. And I post adult poetry on 00:28:12.900 --> 00:28:17.000 Tuesday nights at 9 p .m. And I also post on 00:28:17.000 --> 00:28:20.779 Saturdays for deep discussion at 12 and prayer 00:28:20.779 --> 00:28:26.119 and meditation on Sundays at 4. Hear that? She's 00:28:26.119 --> 00:28:29.059 as productive as I am, if not more. You can also 00:28:29.059 --> 00:28:31.740 find her podcast on anchor .fm. You can also 00:28:31.740 --> 00:28:34.200 find it on Google Play and Apple Play Music as 00:28:34.200 --> 00:28:37.559 well. And that is all as far as that's concerned. 00:28:38.099 --> 00:28:40.099 Again, this is food for thought. Thoughts are 00:28:40.099 --> 00:28:42.440 fit for you. This is NeoGenTricks. I'll talk 00:28:42.440 --> 00:28:44.220 to you guys later. Enjoy the rest of your day.