How to use various elements of delivery, such as gestures, vocal variety, and eye contact, to deliver presentations with confidence, enthusiasm and conviction.

1. by Gosia Syta
gosia@timetowalkyourtalk.com
PRESENTATIONS
POWERED BY BODY LANGUAGE

2. C O M I N G U P …
• Make your first impression
count.
• Spot and eliminate low-
confidence tells.
• Deal with public speaking
anxiety
• Use body language to
deliver a powerful
presentation

3. F I R S T I M P R E S S I O N S

7. B O D Y L A N G U A G E O F F E A R

10. S E L F - D I A G N O S I S
How does your body react in stressful situations?
• Posture
• Hands/ arms
• Legs
• Eye contact
• Voice

11. A W K W A R D N E T W O R K I N GAWKWARD NETWORKING

12. B E F E A R L E S S
F E A R L E S S
• Repeatedly do what scares you
• Prepare prepare prepare
• Warm up
• Mark your territory
• Work the room first
• Practice your opening lines
• Engage the audience early on

13. P O W E R B O D Y L A N G U A G E
F O R P U B L I C S P E A K I N G

15. S T A N D T A L L !
• Take up space
• Face the audience square on
• Stand close to the audience
• Stand still at the beginning of your presentation

16. E Y E C O N T A C T

18. A C E Y O U R H A N D G E S T U R E S
• Don’t touch yourself!
• Use meaningful gestures
• Stay within the box
• Keep your gestures open (and sometimes not)

21. S A Y I T W I T H P O W E R !
• Open up your body
• Speak in a low tone
• Go down at the end of the sentence
• Vary pitch and volume
• Embrace the pause
• Hit important words

22. N E T W O R K L I K E A
W O N D E R W O M A N
• Take up space
• Keep eye contact
• Use open hand gestures
• Embrace the pause
• Go down at the end of the
sentence
• Slow down
• Smile!

24. - A R I S T O T L E
“We become what we repeatedly do.
Excellence is then not an act
but a habit.”

25. C O N N E C T
W I T H M E
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