Are you asking your audience to throw you out?

Do you know that there is a label stuck on your forehead that only your audience can read? Your audience behave just the way you instructed them to behave. Let me explain that to you a bit more in detail. 

What is written on the label is ‘what you think about yourself’ at a given point of time. 

If you feel ‘confident’ inside – the label reads, ‘I have got something valuable to share. So, sit up and listen’.

If you feel ‘shaky’ inside – the label reads, ‘I am not sure if it is worth the while for you to listen to me’.

Naturally, the audience behaves as you instruct them. 

What is the solution?

Fake it till you make it.

Practice the first 90 seconds of your presentation thoroughly. I know of so many seasoned presenters who memorize their first few lines, so that they could focus their attention on engaging their audience with eye contact. Interestingly, it is these extensive rehearsals that make them look spontaneous on stage. 

Once you convey confidence in your first few minutes, audience will give you all the attention you need from thereon. When you find your audience enthusiastic, you will feel enthusiastic too, and the spiral continues.

So, when you take control of what is written on the label on your forehead, you will take control of your audience. Happy selling!