People’s Number One Fear – Public Speaking

I was at Sky Quest Com with Desmond and Kai Rong to do our first practise of the BOM ( Business Opportunity Meeting)  Presentation and realise that we were very noob(newbie) and our presentation was literally like shit! But i guess its our first time trying so its forgivable and we reckon that by practising we can only get better and better!

 

 (we are like him now)

 Here’s what i realise was our problem during the presentation:

1. We didn’t know our content well enough. 

Sure enough, this is the No 1 killer to why we didn’t present well. Not knowing the content well enough is like a running head-on straight into the wall! Killing yourself instantly. Serve us right for not having enough preparation prior to our presentation. No 1 thing that we must change and buck up! Know our content well and know it at the back of your head! Make sure we can speak even without any slides or present it backwards! Only then do i think we’ll be ready to present it to the world.

    2.  We didn’t manage to capture the audiences’ attention.

The presentator didn’t make enough eye contact with the audiences and thus we were unable to engage the audiences. Most of the time we were either looking at the powerpoint or staring at the ceiling. (Thinking about what we should say) In the end, it stills boils down to not knowing our content well enough. Remember! Content is king!

   3.  Our movement and motions were stiff and unnatural.

We were moving around unnaturally and our actions were stiff like a log! To the presentator i guess it wasn’t much of a concern but i guess actions and gesture matters alot to the audience. They might get irritated with the little little action that we think might not be important or even be noticed. But again, with practise and more confident, our movements and actions will definitely improve! I’m sure of that!

   4.  Our purpose in presenting was wrong!

Many a times when people go on stage for a presentation, they didn’t have a clear purpose of what they were presenting or what this presentation is for. As a result, the one that is operating within them unconsciously causes a whole lot of unnecessary stress and anxiety. In our case, we didn’t have the purpose right in our mind. As least for me, my purpose then when i was presenting was that i was practising and it was my first try and thus its okie if i didn’t do well. Which now i realise what i was thinking at that point of time was all wrong! The purpose of the presentation was to let the audience know what business are we in and how it will benefit them and change their life. Not practising! One very major error i realise.

Anyway, i guess we did really fine in taking the first step to practise our presentation skills. Only then will we realise how lousy we were and only through practise can we become better and speak confidently. Hopefully after more practising, the 3 of us can improve and become a better person in every aspect of our lives!

Thumbs up to the 3 budding musketeers that wish to be successful one day!

A Little Humour to brighten up your day!

“According to most studies, people’s Number One Fear is Public Speaking. Number Two Fear is death. Death is Number Two!!!

Now, this means, to the average person, if you have to go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the speech!!”

Oh no Oh no! This sounds so wrong.

I have found a link which i think can improve on our public speaking skills. Click here to find out how you can conquer Public Speaking! Enjoy your read!

 

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