7 Tips to add Stage Presence to Your Public Speaking by Ian Cunliffe

A practical look at how speakers can unleash the power of ‘Stage Presence’ when they speak: Read Full Article by Ian Cunliffe with an analysis of  Dananjaya Hettiarachchi’s winning speech at the World Champion of Public Speaking 2014 by Toastmasters International. 7 Tips to add Stage Presence to Your Public Speaking Tip #1: “There is power […]

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Posted on : Aug 5, 2015

A practical look at how speakers can unleash the power of ‘Stage Presence’ when they speak:

Read Full Article by Ian Cunliffe with an analysis of  Dananjaya Hettiarachchi’s winning speech at the World Champion of Public Speaking 2014 by Toastmasters International.
7 Tips to add Stage Presence to Your Public Speaking

Tip #1: “There is power in going slow… sometimes speaking low… and periodically holding the silence.”

Tip #2 “How you arrive and how you leave, will shape the way in which your audience will perceive.”

Tip #3: “Confidence is SEXY”

Tip # 4: Respect the science of body language

Tip # 5: Confidence may be sexy, but ARROGANCE is not…

Tip #6: Be Prepared!

Tip #7: When you have a clear message that you are ‘all in’ on, then you’re on TARGET!

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