Using Body Language The Better Speaker Series Sophie Lai 2012 YZU Toastmaster 279

Body Language can…  Build credibility  Express emotions  Connect with your audience  Keep audience focused and attentive 1

Categories of Body Language  Gestures  Facial Expressions - Eye Contact  Whole Body Movement - Space Use  Q&A 1

Eye Contact ? Eye Connection  Connect with people  Reduce anxiety  Shrink the room 3

Eye Connection 1 Skills…  One at a time  Appropriate momentum  A lighthouse v.s. a tennis umpire

Whole body movement Vary speaking position  Add energy and variety  Look more confident  Feel more confident 5

Whole body movement Design the Space  Power position  Map structure on the stage  Closeness for emphasis 5

1 Speaker v.s. Audience…

1 Key msg v.s. Power Position The Power Position

1 Part 1 Part 2Part 3 Map the structure

1 In the past… In the future… Now A stage timeline

1 ExtremeMiddle of the roadExtreme Continuum of points of view

1 Option 1Option 2Option 3 Options

1 ProsCons Debate- pros and cons

1 Storytelling area Story time-1

1 Story time-2 Do you love me? Sure, I do. Storytelling area

1 Emphasis

More for Body Language  Precise design  Coordination with the content  Movement v.s. Stillness  Speech v.s. Silence 1

Practice  Mirror  Video Recording  Family and Friends  A Contest (5* rated) 6

Conclusion "The language of the body is the key that can unlock the soul.” – Konstantin Stanislavsky, developed the method theory of acting 7

Resource: Toastmasters Better Speaker Series /9-ways-space-presentation/ /9-ways-space-presentation/ 1