How you put yourself across to your audience is the key. No, you are not expected to be a professional actor but you are expected to be a brilliant presenter. You are expected to put on a show because that’s what presentations need – a bit of underlining, a bit of drama, a bit of swagger and total poise.
‘Always act confident.’
Barack Obama
But acting can help
Dustin Hoffman takes his job very seriously. When he was in Marathon Man he had to appear exhausted in one scene. Ever the perfectionist, he stayed up all night and arrived on the ...
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