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MAKE IT LOOK EFFORTLESS 187<br />
a notes page for the speaker’s view, you should still strive to<br />
deliver most of your presentation with no notes at all.<br />
» Body language. Is your body language strong, confident, and<br />
commanding? Are your arms crossed or open? Are you keeping<br />
your hands in your pockets instead of keeping an open<br />
posture? Do you fidget, rock, or have other distracting habits?<br />
Are your gestures natural and purposeful or stiff and wooden?<br />
Remember that body language and verbal delivery account for<br />
the majority of the impression you leave on your listeners. Your<br />
body language should reflect the confidence of your words.<br />
» Filler words. Are you constantly using “um,” “ah,” and<br />
“you know” to fill the space between thoughts? Just as text<br />
shouldn’t fill every inch of your slide, your words shouldn’t fill<br />
every pause between sentences. Reviewing your performance<br />
is the best way to eliminate these often distracting fillers. Once<br />
you catch yourself a few times, you will be more aware of the<br />
habit next time. Awareness is more than 90 percent of the<br />
solution!<br />
» Vocal delivery. Vary the volume and inflection of your voice<br />
to keep the attention of your audience riveted on your words.<br />
Raise and lower your volume at different points in your presentation.<br />
Change your cadence. Varying the speed at which<br />
you talk will keep your presentation from sounding monotone.<br />
Speed up at certain points and then slow down. Pause for<br />
impact. Again, nothing is as dramatic as a well-placed pause.<br />
Don’t sound rushed. Let the presentation breathe.<br />
» Energy. Do you look as if you rolled out of bed on a Sunday<br />
morning, or do you appear vibrant, enthusiastic, and genuinely<br />
thrilled to be sharing your story with the audience? We all enjoy<br />
being around people with energy. They inspire us. They are<br />
stimulating, fun, and uplifting. An energetic person has passion<br />
in his voice, a bounce in his step, and a smile on his face.<br />
Energy makes a person likable, and likability is a key ingredient<br />
in persuasive communications. Many business professionals<br />
underestimate the energy level required to generate enthusiasm<br />
among their listeners. Electrifying speakers such as <strong>Jobs</strong><br />
bring it. <strong>Jobs</strong> always has more energy than most other speakers<br />
who share the stage with him.