Business Presentation Tips - Frustrated With Being Ignored?

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Are you frustrated with giving business presentations - and having your recommendations being ignored? Are you often cut off or interrupted by competitive peers or an impatient boss?

 

If you've had it with not getting the attention you deserve, you don't have to take it anymore. Now, it's easier than ever to get your ideas and suggestions noticed. Use your presence, body language and voice to command respect and get noticed.

 

Many professionals I coach are sick and tired of the run around they get when presenting to groups. Whether they present to funding committees, associations, or intact teams, the common complaint I hear is: "No one listens to me!"

 

Fortunately, you can gain confidence and skills in getting people to notice your ideas - and pay attention to what you have to say.

 

Take an instant inventory for yourself.

 

• Do your presentations seem to fall short of what you imagine?
• Do audience questions derail you -- and you lose your train of thought?
• Do you talk and talk...but people still don't seem to 'get it' even after you have explained your point again and again?

 

Most likely, there are some simple tactics that can solve this tendency to not get the respect you deserve.

 

In a brand new online course in Visual Storytelling, you can follow a step-by-step blueprint to get the attention you deserve. Telling persuasive stories is a lot more about following specific steps, than it is about your specific recommendations. 

 

Whether you decide this course is for you -- or not, here are three tips to help you command attention:

 

Tip 1: Pause

 

Pause before you speak. Catch your breath. Hold yourself straight and tall. Professional speakers often use a pause to command attention. You can do the same thing. Use this tactic at the beginning of your talk.

 

But, while you're at it - experiment with adding potent pauses during your presentation as well. Before you give a recommendation for action, add a pause. This signals to the group that you are in charge.

 

Tip 2: Stand Tall

 

Your body language communicates authority - especially when you stand and sit with confidence. In presentation coaching and training, body language is a crucial part - it is what your audience sees, feels and responds to.

 

By standing with leadership presence, you communicate that you are the authority in the room. Watch public speakers and notice how they do this naturally.

 

Tip 3: Project Your Voice

 

If you are mumbling your words, people assume you are not confident. They instantly assume you don't have a well thought-out message.

 

The best way to project confident leadership is to project your voice. Speak as if you are communicating to the person in the last row. Share your ideas with enthusiasm and energy.

 

This can help you command respect with even a tough crowd.

 

Whether you are an experienced subject matter expert, or new on the job, you can learn how to communicate with authority and confidence.

 

When you speak, stand and communicate with authority, people will listen. Before you know it, you'll get noticed and be able to command the respect you deserve.