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Erin Dieguez 

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Re:Topic 9 DQ 1

When it comes to professional presentations everyone has certain strengths and weaknesses. They are nervous that their information they are presenting is not pertinent or that their presentation skills are not adequate enough or maybe even scared to speak in front of large crowds. There are many steps that can be taken to improve someone’s presentations skills.

1.Practice, practice, practice

2. Transform nervous energy into enthusiasm

3. Attend other presentations

4. Arrive early

5. Adjust to your surroundings

6. Meet and Greet

7. Use positive visualization

8. Remember most audiences are sympathetic

9. Take deep breaths

10. Smile

11. Exercise

12. Work on your pauses

13. Don’t try to cover too much material

14. Actively engage with the audience

15. Be entertaining

16. Admit you don’t have all the answers

17. Use a power stance

18. Drink Water

19. Join Toastmasters

20. Don’t fight the fear

 

As a person in a professional career, and having to present information for committees I have used many of these strategies mentioned in order to better my presentations and to make my self feel ready and prepared to speak. My one strength of presenting in a professional way is that I have a very outgoing personality and love to bring enthusiasm with anything I am completing. One of my major weaknesses that sometimes does get to me, is speaking in front of a large crowd. If it is newer information that I am not totally comfortable with or something I am not passionate about, this can be challenging for me to feel completely comfortable presenting to a large crowd who may want more in depth information or asking questions.

 

I surely think that a lot of these steps such as starting early, and practicing many times before and staying positive will help overcome my weakness and make for being a stronger presenter and a more prepared professional.

 

References

Kim, L. (2014, November 19). 20 Ways to Improve Your Presentation Skills | WordStream. Retrieved from https://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2014/11/19/how-to-improve-presentation-skills