You would have felt terrified; your legs might have trembled; you may have been completely panic-struck at the thought of rendering a presentation. As your moment was approaching, your symptoms might have doubled. Don’t worry—it is completely normal to feel this way; you just need proper training. And we are here to offer that to you.
You would want to hold the attention of your audience, appear confident, deliver an excellent presentation and earn applause and respect from your target audience. The truth is, such a goal is within everyone’s reach, although most people consider setting such goals unrealistic. This is because they are not CONFIDENT!
In this article, we will discuss how to be more confident and how our presentation skills courses and public speaking training courses would enable you to achieve an optimum level of confidence.
Active listening
If you had observed various types of public spaces, be it a conference or a classroom, you would have found that the vast majority of the people would refrain from openly asking questions or voicing out opinions; you would have heard the voices of only a few of them who are constantly active in participating in the conversation with the speaker. This is because most of us have been conditioned throughout our lives not to speak “unnecessarily,” simply to avoid embarrassment. As a result, most people end up not being able to gather the courage to speak up even when they really have to. It’s high time you come out of your comfort zone of being a passive listener and become more of an active listener by being participative and involved in every conversation you come across. Only by being an active and participative listener, you would turn out to become a great speaker.
Bring out your confidence
Pilots are not afraid of flying but of crashing. To avoid that, they should take control of all the aspects of flying. Similarly, most speakers are not afraid of speaking, but of going wrong. So, you should practice sincerely to control all the aspects of your presentation, which includes your own self, your content, your resources and your audience. Your confidence will automatically be boosted once you take control. In order to gain that control, you should, first of all, understand all the aspects of your presentation.
Our public speaking training courses are designed to make you understand what goes on in your subconscious, distinguishing your real and imagined fears and how to navigate your thoughts from those fears towards confidence.
Confidence = Relevant content
“Confidence”—though being a common term in our everyday lives, it is, unfortunately, an uncommon quality amongst people. Being uncommon does not mean it is impossible. The level of confidence is what will make you stand out while giving a presentation, irrespective of the other speakers’ content and expertise. Being confident is a feeling of knowing that you are prepared and fairly certain that you would perform well. Your first step towards being prepared is developing your content. Your content must be relevant to your target audience and be in such a way that it clarifies most of their doubts and resolves at least a few of their problems. Only when you deliver what your audience needs, you would see them nod for your words, which in turn would uplift your confidence. This is just one of the several factors through which you can keep your audience engaged and consequently, maintain your confidence throughout your presentation.
Our presentation skills courses will offer you tips to prepare relevant content that precisely suits your subject-matter and target audience.
Art of calmness
When you are self-aware that you are thoroughly familiar with a particular subject, and that you can speak on it whenever occasions arise, then you would remain calm and composed. Your calmness is a measure of your self-esteem. To attain the highest level of calmness, you should be confident in whatever you say and do. Confidence is not just an attitude, but a state of mind, which is based on your hard work and skills. Similar to athletes saying that they are in the “zone,” a confident speaker who remains calm will find the right words at the right time, which is essential to make a great impression.
Your spark of confidence begins with practice and training. Get trained by certified professionals of public speaking at Torque, Auckland, New Zealand. Write to us right away and we will get back to you shortly.