7. Check Your Tech

7. Check Your Tech

(1:00) Positives and negatives of tech with presenting (2:16) Positives (3:22) Negatives (9:27) How to take control of your tech (9:45) Free 'Check Your Tech [https://freebie.insideoutpresenting.com/check-your-tech]' document download 3 key things to check before you present (11:13) Location and room setup (14:47) Slides and content variations (19:05) Sound and audio limitations Resources Download our FREE "Check your tech [https://freebie.insideoutpresenting.com/check-your-tech]" guide - take this everywhere with you! Download our FREE “Ditch the Nerves [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/ditch-nerves-now/]” eBook for more practical hints and tips on managing nerves. Visit our website [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/] to find out more about us and how we can help you become the Future Female Speaker. And follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/futurefemalespeaker] or LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/insideout-presenting].

6. First Times

In honour of Valentine's Day, we're talking about our first times... ... public speaking of course! (1:17) Jen's first time (3:47) Elle's first time (5:55) It gets better! (8:30) School scars (9.51) Practice makes perfect! (10:42) The Four Types of Fear (14:27) Tips & tricks 1) Trusting in the process of improvement (14:27) 2) Getting some perspective (15:45) 3) The importance of failure (and the irrelevance of Imposter Syndrome) (18:07) 4) Find your public speaking superpower! (19:14) (22:08) A word on the benefits of breaking through those fears (24:00) Recap Resources: Download our FREE “Ditch the Nerves [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/ditch-nerves-now/]” eBook for more practical hints and tips on managing nerves. Find out your public speaking superpower [insideoutpresenting.com/home/superpowers]! Visit our website [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/] to find out more about us and how we can help you become the Future Female Speaker. And follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/futurefemalespeaker] or LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/insideout-presenting].

5. The Trap of Overformality

We've all done it - put on a posher accent, tried to use more impressive words or perfect grammar when we present. But it doesn't feel right. It's like dressing up in our mum's clothes as a kid! In this podcast, we explain why it happens, why it doesn't work and what we can do about it! 1) How Overformality shows up (1:28) (2:18) Complex Vocabulary (3:27) Tech jargon (4:39) Passive vs active voice 2) Why we can't help ourselves (6:38) (6:40) Written word vs spoken word (8:15) Corporate tone of voice (9:55) Imposter Syndrome (10:46) Being 'professional' 3) How our audience react (11:28) (11:35) Thinking InsideOut (13:14) Using too many calories (14:10) What your audience is really thinking 4) Tips and solutions (16:10) (16:17) Keep it simple (17:17) Verbalise it (17:44) Get an outside opinion (18:18) Clarity over complexity 5) Summary (19:25) Resources Download our FREE “Ditch the Nerves [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/ditch-nerves-now/]” eBook for more practical hints and tips on managing nerves. Sign-up for our live online 'Fear-busters' Live workshop [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/our-courses/] (11th Feb 2020 next) Check out our blogs: * Four steps to tackle Imposter syndrome [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/four-steps-to-tackle-imposter-syndrome/] * What your audience is really thinking [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/what-every-audience-is-thinking/] Visit our website [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/] to find out more about us and how we can help you become the Future Female Speaker. And follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/futurefemalespeaker] or LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/insideout-presenting].

4. Why you should feel over-animated when you present.

"Men don't pay attention to small things." Katherine Johnson Do you feel like a cartoon version of yourself when you present? Most of us feel like a plonker on stage already, so trying to be big and dynamic feels ridiculous. But feeling too animated is actually a positive sign of becoming the engaging speaker you want to be. Check out our podcast this week to hear why we feel like we're over-animating, and some tips and tricks to help you push through to become the Future Female Speaker. 1) Elle & Jen share what they mean by over-animation (00:52) 2) Why does public speaking make us feel like this? (3:10) * Physical performance elements (5:15) * Vocal elements (7:15) * Primal phycological reasons we feel odd or at risk (8:34) 3) Help for introverts with presenting (9:17) 4) How to manage nerves (9:58) 5) It isn’t about you! * The spotlight effect explained (10:35) * InsideOut theory explained (12:30) 6) Why moving and being animated works when we present (13:00) 7) How to get comfortable with it (14:48) 8) Understanding Imposter syndrome (14:50) 9) Top 2 tips to take-away (18:24) Resources: Download our FREE “Ditch the Nerves [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/ditch-nerves-now/]” eBook for more practical hints and tips on managing nerves. Sign-up for our live online 'Fear-busters' Live workshop [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/our-courses/] (11th Feb 2020 next) Check out our blogs: * The introverts' guide to presenting [http://insideoutpresenting.com/home/the-introverts-guide-to-presenting/] * Four steps to tackle Imposter syndrome [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/four-steps-to-tackle-imposter-syndrome/] Visit our website [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/] to find out more about us and how we can help you become the Future Female Speaker. And follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/futurefemalespeaker] or LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/insideout-presenting].

3. Last-Minute Presentation Requests

Someone's asked you to present tomorrow. Do you. * A. resign. * B punch them in the head or * C. listen to this podcast. C seems the least drastic, don't you think? We've got a really nitty-gritty podcast for you this week, with step-by-step processes for how to handle last-minute presentation requests. (2:17) Why it's such a nightmare and recognising nerves Steps: 1) Getting a clear brief (you can download your briefing sheet here) * (4:18) Find the why – what is the objective * (9:03) Logistics – Things to ask! 2) Don’t rush to PowerPoint. It's time to brainstorm first (9:58) 3) Find your key messages (11:30) 4) Outline your talk (13:03) * Use the power of story (13:28) * Story Boarding / planning your slides (15:00) 5) Now head to PowerPoint! (You can find some great, FREE training resources below) (18:06) 6) Timing and rehearsing your presentation (19:22) 7) Self-Care (19:58) 8) Managing nerves (20:55) Resources: Download our PPT video trainings: * Creating quick and beautiful diagrams * Visualising your data (charts and infographics) * Finding and working with imagery Download our FREE “Ditch the Nerves [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/ditch-nerves-now/]” eBook for more practical hints and tips on managing nerves. Visit our website [https://insideoutpresenting.com/home/] to find out more about us and how we can help you become the Future Female Speaker. And follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/futurefemalespeaker] or LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/insideout-presenting].