informative speakingOutlining & style

Style ???

Posture • Use your whole upper body • Avoid rocking, two-stance-swaps, patterns • Never turn away from audience

Projecting the right imageYour posture and form speaks more about you than your material – more imporatantly, it speaks to your belief in the material.

Back • Straight up, as if sitting on a chair • The straighter it is, the taller you will appear, the more confident • Don’t lean left, right, or backwards. Forwards is okay

Empirical testing has shown that a strong voice will always be heard over a weak one, even if the stronger voice is not really saying anything.

Can you hear me now?

eyescontactYour eyes say more about you than any other single part of your body during a speech.

• Maintain strong eye contact with the entire room • Don’t neglect certain portions • Keep them emotional • Show that you are vested in your message