Chapter 15
Getting Body Language into the Act
IN THIS CHAPTER
Practicing good posture onstage
Reading and responding to the audience with your body
Using movement to enhance your message
Knowing what to do with your hands
Dressing for the occasion
When you’re giving a speech or presentation, you’re the boss, regardless of what position you hold in your organization. And when you’re the boss, you should act and feel like one. We’ve all seen the presenter who comes onstage or into the boardroom looking sheepish. Her body is closed in, and she doesn’t exude the confidence we expect from a speaker. Her movement is confusing, and we start to focus on that rather than on her message. What is her message anyway? We feel alienated because she’s not looking at us and not connecting.
This chapter covers how body language can make or break your speech. It can enhance what you’re saying, or take away from it. How you dress, how you move, what you do with your hands — all can have an impact on ...
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