Had a theater student work w grad students on presentation skills for grad seminar this week. Saw great improvements in just an hour. Some things I learned. 1/
(1) Turn nervous energy and movements into intentional movements; channel the energy and use it. Own the movement (eg walking, gestures). (2) Avoid pauses within sentences. Intentionally pause between sentences to avoid this and frame individual thoughts. 2/
(3) Deliver whole thoughts to a group in the audience. Don't split the thought between groups - this makes movements between groups intentional. (4) Place weight on words to indicate importance; vary tone and inflection to keep things interesting. Practice w dif tones. 3/
(5) Speak "brightly" and direct your voice up (at forehead level so you don't have to make uncomfortable eye contact). (6) Develop a warmup or routine prior to speaking to avoid nerves. 4/5
All in all, great experience working with someone who knows how to engage an audience and present well due to theater training. I recommend it. 5/5
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