How To Ace A Virtual Presentation | Forbes
As conferences and other professional events transition to virtual events for the foreseeable future, many professionals will need to get comfortable in a space where they’re most likely not comfortable right now – virtual presenting. Contrary to popular belief, virtual presenting done well requires conscious adjustments to simulate the benefits of a live presentation. For those who do it well, there are five common mistakes they avoid.
Read the more about virtual presentations on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2020/05/17/presenting-virtually-dont-make-these-5-tragic-virtual-presentation-mistakes/#567ff2b1234d
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virtual presenting is just ubiquitous
now
everyone is having to present virtually
whether you view yourself as a speaker
or not now it's literally become a core
skill
for effectiveness in our new environment
unfortunately
everyone doesn't know how to do it well
so it's so important to avoid
these five critical mistakes a
horrendous virtual presentation
can have long lasting effects you don't
want to be that person
so just take a little bit of time to
really step up your virtual presentation
game it is
so worth it mistake number one
is being stiff and robotic nobody wants
that i swear there's something about
that camera light coming on
it seems to just turn perfectly affable
funny interesting people into complete
zombies and that's exactly what you
don't want
there's so much competition for their
attention that you've really got to be
high
energy to grab them to pull them in
so one of the recommendations that i
make is you really just want to
exaggerate
your gestures your tone of voice you
want to be sure that you're smiling
and if you're not comfortable or as
comfortable with those exaggerated
gestures
do this record one version of your
presentation as you normally would
then go back and record a second version
where you've really kind of done
everything on steroids you're really
kind of exaggerating
this does a couple things one you get to
watch it back
as the viewer and then that gives you a
sense of oh yeah that
really does make a difference and then
two it lets you look at your own
gestures etc and see what you're
