COMMAND HOW TO

A ROOMDURING YOUR

PRESENTATION

sending the Right signals

to your audience is incredibly important when

giving a presentationthis is what separates

OK presentersfrom great ones

understand that before youeven open

your mouth to speak you are already being judged bythe audience

How you walk, carry yourself, and even the gestures you use will all decide whether or not you command the room

THE KEY TO EARNING THE ATTENTION AND

RESPECT OF YOUR AUDIENCE IS BALANCING STRENGTH

AND WARMTH AND SENDING THE RIGHT VERBAL AND

NONVERBAL CUES

HERE ARE

YOU CANCOMMAND THE ROOM DURING

YOUR NEXTPRESENTATION

1 GIVE YOURSELF ACONFIDENCE BOOST

Before walking on stage, stand in the

Superhero pose, hands on hips, chest out, and

feel your own power and awesomeness

IT MAY SOUND SILLY BUT YOUR MIND

PICKS UP SIGNALS FROM YOUR BODY

STANDING IN THIS POSE

AND FEELING LIKE A SUPERHERO,

EVEN FOR A MINUTEWILL CAUSE A

HORMONAL REACTIONTHAT WILL

MAKE YOU FEEL

Calm & Confident

2FEELGrateful

In order to project warmth to the audience, you have to genuinely feel happy and grateful to be speaking with them

INSTEAD OFFEELING NERVOUSWHEN STEPPING

ONTO THAT STAGE,REMEMBER THAT

YOU ACTUALLY WANT &CHOOSE TO BE THERE

SO, TAKE A DEEP

Breath, Relax & SmileBEFORE GOING ON

3GREAT COMEDIANS KNOW

IN ORDER TO WORK THE ROOM THEY’VE GOT TO

MOVE AROUND THE ENTIRE STAGE AND OWN THE SPACE.

MOVING AROUND STAGE

WITH PURPOSE DEMONSTRATES

Confidence & Control

WORK THE

ROOM

BE SURE TO GET A FEEL

FOR THE VENUE BEFORE

YOUR PRESENTATION

SO YOU KNOW

WHAT KIND OF

SPACE

YOU’LL BE WORKING IN

ALSO, BE SURE

YOU WON’T HAVE

TO USE A FIXED

MICROPHONE

SO YOU CAN BE FREE

TO MOVE AROUND

WHEN YOU WANT

4YOUR

Look at

AUDIENCEONE OF THE QUICKEST WAYS

TO LOSE COMMAND OF THE

AUDIENCE IS TO LOOK

DOWN AT THE GROUND

INSTEAD AT THE PEOPLE

YOU’RE SPEAKING WITH

YOU SCANTHE CROWD

AND MAKEEye contactTHROUGHOUT

YOURPRESENTATION

Let Your Gaze Land on a

Friendly Face and Hold

their Attention for a Few

Seconds Before Moving on

to Another

5HAVEFun

HAVING FUN IS

contagiousTHE MORE FUN

YOU HAVE THE MORE FUN

YOUR AUDIENCE

WILL HAVE

USE STORIES & FUNNY

ANECDOTES TO MAKE A

POINT

TELL A JOKE OR DO AN

IMPRESSION

The easiest way to command your

audience is to truly engage them, and humor is

uniquely engaging

hand gestures

6WATCH YOUR

While you definitely want to use your hands

throughout your speech, be aware that

some hand gestures can come across as nervous and fidgety

DO NOT CROSS YOUR ARMSAS THIS CAN BE

VIEWED AS STAND-OFFISHALSO, RUBBING YOUR

NECK OR FACE MAY MAKE YOU APPEAR ANXIOUS

BEST TO KEEP YOUR

HANDS AWAY FROM YOUR

OWN BODY COMPLETELY

DURING YOUR

PRESENTATION

7TRUST

YOUR OWNexpertise

The reason you are in front of people speaking is because you know something they don’t, but wish they did

DON’T SELL YOURSELF SHORT BY USING WEAK

LANGUAGE SUCH ASI think OR I FeelYOU ARE AN EXPERT

ON THIS TOPIC ANDYOU know WHAT YOU

ARE TALKING ABOUT

GET REMEMBERED

YOU’VE GOT TOcommand

A ROOM

BYFOLLOWINGTHESE 7TIPS