Posture during presentations
Featured in the Advanced Presentation Techniques training manual
By Clare Forrest & Margaret Zuppinger
Category: Meetings and Presentations
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
As children we are told to sit up straight, as teenagers we slouch, and by the time we are adults all our bad postural habits are set in concrete! However, as a presenter it is important to remember that over 50 per cent of the messages we want to convey are done so via our body language. Poor posture equals weak message for the audience.
You start this training activity by showing a video clip of yourself making a presentation. You open a discussion about posture and creating a positive first impression. The participants are then recorded on video as they ‘make their mark’ (that is, take up their position, in the posture they will adopt, to start a presentation), and observations about the performances are offered. Following this, they then consider why posture matters and you demonstrate how to improve poor postural habit by being centred and balanced. Finally, in a short presentation they have an opportunity to put what they have learned into practice. You close the training activity with a brief review of the central message for presenters – good posture improves personal delivery style and confidence.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to give participants practical methods to enable them to stand tall, look their audience in the eye and create a positive first, and last, impression every time.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 2 |
| Max Group Size: | 6 |
| Typical Duration: | 01:45:00 |
| No of Pages: | 14 |
Resources: View standard resources for Fenman training activities
Additional resources: Video camera, player & TV monitor, Blank video cassettes & labels, Camera operator.
Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers for feedback, leadership, managing yourself, and presentation skills programmes. It can also be adapted for one-to-one coaching. It can be used very effectively to make a longer workshop by combining it with ‘Breathe!’, ‘Voice projection’, and ‘Voiceworks’.
Download the training activity, Posture during presentations as featured in the Fenman training manual; Advanced Presentation Techniques