to be calm and to actually look at the people??
2006-09-29 10:34:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
Practice several times at home in front of a mirror or someone in your family, to practice eye contact and not speaking too quickly. At this stage no-one will expect you to memorise the whole presentation and not look down but if you do it enough times you will start to learn it by heart.
On the day, if you are reading from notes, print them out in large letters so you can look down quickly and find your place. Pick out friendly faces in the audience - your friends in the class who will be supportive - and keep coming back to them as your eyes scan the room.
2006-09-29 10:42:13 · answer #1 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Presentations are quite daunting, but there are a few techniques that can help.
Firstly, be fully conversant with your presentation, and have confidence in it. Doubts will be very obvious to your audience. If there is anything you are not sure of, leave it out.
Secondly, remember these people are your friends, and will be on your side.
Thirdly, the teacher does this every day.
Fourthly, see if you can get three good friends to sit left, centre and right. It will give you "targets" to look at.
Fifth, build in pauses. You do not need to talk continuously.
Sixth. Have a glass of water near by in case you dry up. Also helps with pauses.
Finally, have somebody near the front who will have an agree signal if you are talking too quickly. The biggest mistake is to gabble because you are nervous.
good luck.
2006-09-29 18:05:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just remember that you already know everyone in your class and there is no reason to be scared.
Everyone will have to present too, so they can only help themselves by helping you and being nice and attentive while you are presenting. (You could probably print this and post it in your class- I am sure you are not the only one worried)
Rember that it is just a few minutes of your day and it will be over quicker than it started, just approach it in a casual manner.
I always pretended that I was an actor and my presentation was my script.
You will do fine- GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!AND HAVE FUN!!
2006-09-29 17:45:48 · answer #3 · answered by fatima_mst 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone suffers from a touch of stage fright, and that's good--it means you're alert.
I've heard it said that if you imagine everyone in the audience sitting in their pajamas or underwear, they seem a lot less intimidating. Bear in mind, too, that these are the same people you see in class every day--and there is no horrible penalty for being less than perfect. We are all just fallible human beings.
Lastly, remember that it's only for a few minutes, and everyone else is in the same boat as you are.
Good luck!
2006-09-29 18:14:21 · answer #4 · answered by Chrispy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Visual aids. When my nephew made his first big presentation in sixth grade I had him copy pictures that illustrated his main points and paste them on a big posterboard. He memorized what he was going to say about each of the illustrations. Seeing the illustrations made the speech more interesting for his listeners and helped him remember what he was going to say. Looking back and forth from the posterboard was easier than just staring at the audience.
2006-09-29 17:44:40 · answer #5 · answered by Lleh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice what you are going to say in front of a mirror. When you have done it a few times do a trial run in front of friends or family. That should get you through it.
2006-09-29 17:43:56 · answer #6 · answered by WJVV 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would always pretend I was an actress on stage. It makes it fun and removes the stress.
2006-09-29 17:44:23 · answer #7 · answered by Stiletto ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick one person in the class, look at that person and pretend that you are only talking to him or her.
2006-09-30 00:39:37 · answer #8 · answered by max 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋