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What it means to be confident:
  • Assertive attitude
  • Always keen to learn new things
  • Be humble
  • Focus on strengths (positives)
  • Not easily offended
  • Celebrate others achievements
Positives of presenting:
  • A great experience that build character
  • It's outward facing, allows you to verbally connect with others
  • It's professional
  • It will build your overall confidence, maybe you will say yes to more opportunities
Why would you not want to present:
  • Anxiety
  • Having to stand in front of people
  • Boring- don't want to do it
  • Feel like you're getting it wrong
  • People judging you
  • Laziness
What can you do about it:
  • Remember that you are totally in control, you can manage the content, it doesn't have to be boring
  • get tech savvy and consistent (Prezzy site)
  • Think of your audience and how they are going to receive it
  • [YOU ARE THE BOSS]
Body language and doubt:
  • Stay relaxed and be yourself, whilst still being professional
Embarrassment:
  • Goes hand in hand with anxiety
  • pot light effect and apologising for being you
  • No one actually cares about the small mistakes that you make. But if you begin to worry about it then it will become more noticeable.
Somethings that can ground you:
  • Look at your audiences nose or eyebrows
  • Have something in your hand
  • Have a home base- a point of salvation!
As humans we always tend to focus on the negatives than the positives, but be proud of what you have achieved and don't compare yourself to other people.

Elevator pitch

Structure of presenting:
  • Tell them what you are going to tell them
  • Tell them
Final tips:
  • Be respectful and silent
  • Don't anticipate
  • Invest
  • Fire it back at them
  • Ask them questions
  • Take pride in the little victories
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