Presentation Skills

How to deal with stage fright

Confidence

In your topic In your message In your delivery Backstage

Ways to deal with stage fright

Confidence in Your Topic

This is your presentation You have created it You know it better than anyone

Take ownership of your topic

Confidence in Your Message You have something of value to say

You have worked on this for the whole semester

Tell what is most important and interesting Ask yourself:

Would this be interesting in Chinese? If not, work on message content again If so, then move on to practice presentation

skills in English.

Confidence in Delivery

Practice, practice, and practice Do NOT memorize

Memorized presentations: • Mechanical, lifeless• Little connection to audience

Know your material Tell your audience about it

Confidence Backstage

Stage fright—everybody gets it Being nervous is not being

unconfident Think CONFIDENCE not nervousness

“I’m confident in my topic.”“I’m confident in my message.”“I’m confident in my delivery.”

Ways to Deal with Stage Fright Take a brisk 10-minute walk 15 to 30

minutes before your presentation Breath deeply for a count of 10 Pay attention to other students’

presentations Don’t think about your presentation Watch and think about how you will do your

presentation better Look at notes one last time

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