What I do before presentations

I am in business school so I have tons of presentations.Presentations are hard. They are stressful. But after 2 semesters of school I have to say I think I am pretty used to it already. This semester I had like 10 presentations; some of which were pretty casual whereas others were formal. I am starting to feel pretty confident as a speaker.

And the best advice I can give you is to practice!!! Especially if you have a speech or presentation. Some say you can't memorize, others say you have to memorize. I believe you should memorize but not by heart. You have to give yourself room for changes. Because sometimes things don't come out the way you intended and you can't let yourself panic. So I memorize and every time I 'recite' its like a whole new speech. The ideas are the same but the way I phrase comes out different.

Here are some pictures of me with my groupmates or my 'competitors' before a presentation. What I like to do is have fun! Crack some jokes. Smile!

 

I read some great advice from this lady, Amy Cuddy as well. She recommends doing a power pose 2mins before every presentation. I've been doing it for almost all my presentations this semester. Go ahead, try it.