how to improve my presentaion skills >?

Question

I am studying in a business school and i am kind of person who is very good in academics...But i am not that good while i am adressing a group of people or giving presentations..I tend to become nervous and sometimes it happens like i start stammering and repeat the same sentences on and on..I am going thru mental depression because of this and i am slowly developing a complex in me that i shall never do good in giving presentations...plz help me in improving my communication and presentation skills

Answer 1

Talk to yourself, talk to everybody. Get used to verbal dialogue, go to the delicatessan, talk to your server in a restaurant. When you take the emphasis away from how people perceive you, your mind will be free to concentrate on what you are actually saying. Talk to the cashier, don't worry what the guy behind you in line thinks, just do it. Talk to a sales clerk.
There are plenty of books that will teach you skills that will enable you to present yourself the way you want. Watch others speak, pick out what you like about their communication skills and try to mimic them in the mirror. Practise daily, even for just a few minutes until you get more and more comfortable. In just two or three weeks you will notice a difference when you practise the same thing over and over. One accomplishment will be a stepping stone for the next, start slow, start today.
You can also look at your material. Sometimes it can be edited from ten words to six words, making less for you to memorize.
Instead of saying
I thought about it and after a while, went to bed early.....you can say...
I decided to go to bed early.

Answer 2

Practise! Take time - get all of your information and everything in your presentation together! Practise and imagination! Thru practise you can correct you own mistakes, voice tone, and needed expressions to communicate your points! Individuals that give good presentations - practise a lot - get their material in order - their information - practise and imagination! If you have friends that you can do this with - practise with them! If you have family that you can practise with - practise with them! Make it as real as possible - even with practising on time - ask and answer possible questions - feedback - the whole nine!
Whatever you're depressed about - get over it - practise - go give a killer presentation - you're representing you - leave the complexes for the unprepared - it's your show!

Answer 3

Practice makes perfect, do as many presentations as possible to get rid of your fear and nervousness.

If you work in a team, practise with them, and try to memorise your speech so that you don't repeat or stutter when you present.

When you present, just pretend you're talking to someone, it's interactive. You can ask audience questions, and remember to keep eye contact with the audience - if you're scared, then look at someone you know.

Smile to your audience, remember you are trying to bring a message across, if you appear confident, they will focus on your message more than your expression.

Try to talk slower at a consistent pace so you have time to think what to say next.

Best of luck!

Answer 4

Tip 1: Smile when presneting yourself. A smile automatically captivates the audience. But don't smile forever. Smil occassiona;;y and it will be etched in the audiences' minds.

Tip 2 : Practise in front of the mirror. See how your face is when you talk.

Tip 3: Record your voice and hear it yourself and try to correct your pronunciation. Don't try to change the tone of your voice - because research says that even the best of singers find their voices odd when they listen to their own recorded voices.

Answer 5

yes its pretty scary to stand in front of an audience to just talk about anything!

maybe you can try and sign up for an acting class ( i think this type of classes will enhance your confident skills) or a toastmaster club.

if worst come to worst, go see a psychiatrist and he/she might be able to help you by giving you some hypnotism. bascially to calm you down.