Presentation Skills How to deal with stage fright

Confidence In your topic In your message In your delivery Backstage Ways to deal with stage fright

Confidence in Your Topic This is your presentation You have created it You know it better than anyone Take ownership of your topic

Confidence in Your Message You have something of value to say You have worked on this for the whole semester Tell what is most important and interesting Ask yourself: Would this be interesting in Chinese? If not, work on message content again If so, then move on to practice presentation skills in English.

Confidence in Delivery Practice, practice, and practice Do NOT memorize Memorized presentations: Mechanical, lifeless Little connection to audience Know your material Tell your audience about it

Confidence Backstage Stage fright—everybody gets it Being nervous is not being unconfident Think CONFIDENCE not nervousness “I’m confident in my topic.” “I’m confident in my message.” “I’m confident in my delivery.”

Ways to Deal with Stage Fright Take a brisk 10-minute walk 15 to 30 minutes before your presentation Breath deeply for a count of 10 Pay attention to other students’ presentations Don’t think about your presentation Watch and think about how you will do your presentation better Look at notes one last time

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