1. COMMAND
HOW TO
A ROOM
DURING YOUR
PRESENTATION

2. sending the
Right signals
to your audience is
incredibly important when
giving a presentation
this is what
separates
OK presenters
from great ones

3. understand that
before you
even open
your mouth to speak
you are already
being judged by
the audience
How you walk, carry
yourself, and even the
gestures you use will all
decide whether or not
you command the room

4. THE KEY TO EARNING
THE ATTENTION AND
RESPECT OF YOUR AUDIENCE
IS BALANCING STRENGTH
AND WARMTH AND SENDING
THE RIGHT VERBAL AND
NONVERBAL CUES

5. HERE ARE
YOU CAN
COMMAND THE
ROOM DURING
YOUR NEXT
PRESENTATION

6. 1 GIVE YOURSELF A
CONFIDENCE BOOST
Before walking on
stage, stand in the
Superhero pose, hands
on hips, chest out, and
feel your own power
and awesomeness

7. IT MAY SOUND SILLY
BUT YOUR MIND
PICKS UP SIGNALS
FROM YOUR BODY
STANDING IN THIS POSE
AND FEELING LIKE A
SUPERHERO,
EVEN FOR A MINUTE
WILL CAUSE A
HORMONAL REACTION
THAT WILL
MAKE YOU FEEL
Calm & Confident

8. 2
FEEL
Grateful
In order to project
warmth to the
audience, you have to
genuinely feel happy
and grateful to be
speaking with them

9. INSTEAD OF
FEELING NERVOUS
WHEN STEPPING
ONTO THAT STAGE,
REMEMBER THAT
YOU ACTUALLY WANT &
CHOOSE TO BE THERE
SO, TAKE A DEEP
Breath, Relax & Smile
BEFORE GOING ON

10. 3 GREAT COMEDIANS KNOW
IN ORDER TO WORK THE
ROOM THEY’VE GOT TO
MOVE AROUND THE ENTIRE
STAGE AND OWN THE SPACE.
MOVING AROUND STAGE
WITH PURPOSE DEMONSTRATES
Confidence & Control
WORK THE
ROOM

11. BE SURE TO GET A FEEL
FOR THE VENUE BEFORE
YOUR PRESENTATION
SO YOU KNOW
WHAT KIND OF
SPACE
YOU’LL BE WORKING IN
ALSO, BE SURE
YOU WON’T HAVE
TO USE A FIXED
MICROPHONE
SO YOU CAN BE FREE
TO MOVE AROUND
WHEN YOU WANT

12. 4
YOUR
Look at
AUDIENCE ONE OF THE QUICKEST WAYS
TO LOSE COMMAND OF THE
AUDIENCE IS TO LOOK
DOWN AT THE GROUND
INSTEAD AT THE PEOPLE
YOU’RE SPEAKING WITH

13. YOU SCAN
THE CROWD
AND MAKE
Eye contact
THROUGHOUT
YOUR
PRESENTATION
Let Your Gaze Land on a
Friendly Face and Hold
their Attention for a Few
Seconds Before Moving on
to Another

14. 5
HAVE
Fun
HAVING FUN IS
contagious
THE MORE FUN
YOU HAVE
THE MORE FUN
YOUR AUDIENCE
WILL HAVE

15. USE STORIES & FUNNY
ANECDOTES TO MAKE A
POINT
TELL A JOKE OR DO AN
IMPRESSION
The easiest way to command your
audience is to truly engage them, and humor is
uniquely engaging

16. hand gestures
6
WATCH YOUR
While you definitely
want to use your hands
throughout your
speech, be aware that
some hand gestures
can come across as
nervous and fidgety

17. DO NOT CROSS YOUR ARMS
AS THIS CAN BE
VIEWED AS STAND-OFFISH
ALSO, RUBBING YOUR
NECK OR FACE MAY MAKE
YOU APPEAR ANXIOUS
BEST TO KEEP YOUR
HANDS AWAY FROM YOUR
OWN BODY COMPLETELY
DURING YOUR
PRESENTATION

18. 7TRUST
YOUR OWN
expertise
The reason you are
in front of people
speaking is because
you know something
they don’t, but wish
they did

19. DON’T SELL YOURSELF
SHORT BY USING WEAK
LANGUAGE SUCH AS
I think OR I Feel
YOU ARE AN EXPERT
ON THIS TOPIC AND
YOU know WHAT YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT

20. GET REMEMBERED
YOU’VE GOT TO
command
A ROOM

21. BY
FOLLOWING
THESE
7TIPS