5 Presentation Hacks to FEEL & LOOK more Confident, & have Greater Impact | Shadé Zahrai

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Tell me if this has ever happened to you… You’re on stage, or about to deliver an important virtual presentation, and suddenly you feel the "butterflies" kick in… that queasy feeling in your stomach takes over, your palms get sweaty, your throat dies up and your mind goes blank… Sound familiar? Presentation nerves can sabotage even the most credible and competent individual, turning them into a blubbery buffoon. That’s exactly why understanding some simple principles about how to not only FEEL more confident, but actually CONVEY it, can make all the difference! In this episode, I share with you 5 of my top presentation hacks to help you present yourself (and your message) in the MOST impactful way! NOTE: You might have noticed that I didn’t refer to the ‘Power Pose’, and for good reason. Amy Cuddy’s ‘Power Pose’, which was popularized in her viral 2012 TED Talk, was found be problematic years later when her and her team’s research couldn’t be fully validated. The initial research (Carver, Cuddy & Yap, 2010) claimed that there were hormonal changes when someone stood in the Wonder Woman-esque ‘power pose’ (increase in testosterone and a decrease in cortisol after posing). However subsequent research failed to replicate the same results in terms of the hormonal changes. BUT, they have consistently found extensive evidence for feeling a greater sense of power - now called ‘postural feedback’. A 2018 meta-analysis published in Psychological Science Journal which examined 55 studies does demonstrate a strong link between expansive postures and feelings of power (Cuddy, 2018). So ‘postural feedback’ is absolutely valid, and a proven way to feel more confident and powerful. References: Tod, D., Hardy, J., & Oliver, E. (2011). Effects of self-talk: A systematic review. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 33(5), 666-687. Hatzigeorgiadis, A., Zourbanos, N., Mpoumpaki, S., & Theodorakis, Y. (2009). Mechanisms underlying the self-talk-performance relationship: The effects of motivational self-talk on self-confidence and anxiety. Psychology of Sport and exercise, 10(1), 186-192. Cuddy, A. J., Schultz, S. J., & Fosse, N. E. (2018). P-curving a more comprehensive body of research on postural feedback reveals clear evidential value for power-posing effects: Reply to Simmons and Simonsohn (2017). Psychological science, 29(4), 656-666.

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1. Powerful posture 2. Coffee cup eye contact 3. Belly breathing 4. Positive self Talk

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Happy to hear that!

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6) We become nervous when we are to address strangers. Just go around into the audience BEFORE the meeting starts, introduce yourself and talk to as many people as possible, get to know them and "connect" with them. That way, you already "know" so many people in the audience even before the meeting starts and they are not strangers anymore. And you won't feel nervous or anxious anymore to give that awesome presentation to the people you already know!

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[@ABhattacharya]

I have anxiety of everything else, except public speaking. Yeah, strange I know! This is because when I was a kid, I used to learn new lessons by imagining an audience, unpacking ideas, and learning as I speak aloud. I still do that, by videotaping my thoughts on an article etc. So, when I actually present, and I am a teacher, I don't really feel any nerves.

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Hi Shade, Those are really wonderful and life changing tips. Often in my class (although I am a technical teacher in physics and mathematics), I deliver those tips. Definitely, the body language is important and all those golden tips that you have told. I would also request you to make a video on "How to appear in front of the camera?" This could be very relevant to the current scenario of online jobs, online interviews and everything including online teaching. You are doing a great job by helping the society to live better. I personally recommended your video on "Perfectionism" to my professors.

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You have given the most essential tips with instances which made it beneficial for everyone who wants to present 😊and what makes me more proud is your speaking usually about the type of cognitive .

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Thank you Shade, this content is of high value to me ❤

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Many of your videos made me understand the reasoning behind my reactions in situations and it has helped ALOT , Thanks 👍

[@ShadeZahrai]

Glad to hear it!

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Thanks a million 🎉🎉👍👍 Long awaited topic 😃 Can u pls make a short clip on explaining more on controlling breath while speaking. It happens like trying to speak a lot of things in a single breath due to nervous and then the change in voice can be felt by another person. How can this be overcome?

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[@ShadeZahrai]

So glad!

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Shade, thanks for sharing the profound insights. Its indeed great listening to a pro like you when it comes to Presentation skills. More power to you👍

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Thank you for sharing these valuable, life-changing tips. You are an inspiring mind, Shade

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Will help a lot in my PhD paper presentation to make it better, Zahrai. Gracious of you.

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I automatically feel confident after watching your instructions 😃

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Love your confidence and the way you explain. Bravo you are extraordinary.

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This video relates with me due to I'm suffering from lack of confidence while presenting my idea

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Very well explained!! Graph and slice are optimal to grasp without any info loss!!!

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Really useful tips, thanks alot dear Shadé, I love the way you speaking.

[@ShadeZahrai]

Thank you. Glad you're finding the tips helpful Ahmed 🙏🏽😊

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Captivating style of speaking and informative.

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Your videos are so impactful and helping me in lot of ways.Thank you for sharing videos.More power to you❤

[@ShadeZahrai]

So glad!

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Great tips. Even people that are comfortable speaking on stage have days when they're more nervous. I've found that the better prepared I am, the less nervous I am. And with comedy, I found the optimal amount of beer to drink before I perform. Too little and I'm nervous. Too much and I screw up my jokes. 😀

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Kudos! Standup Comedy is the elite presentation art. 👍🏽

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@@ShadeZahrai Thank you for the compliment about doing standup comedy. Ironically, presenting for my day job and karaoke'ing really prepped me well for standup comedy. KZbin videos are more elite!

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Ironically, it gives me confidence hearing how even Shadé gets nervous.

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I am in love with her conversation

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Thank you Shade. This is helping a lot.

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@Shadezahrai Thank you so much for sharing this amazing video with an incredible explanation to it... It really helps a lot

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I have recently subscribed your channel. You presented it awesome. Thank you Shadè Zahrai

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Wow ...most needed tips and very interesting to watch. Really helpful.

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You are very good . Am delighted to learn from you.

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Thanks for sharing presentation skills. Sending my good wishes to u from India.

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thanks for sharing great tips, eventhough all are more related to gestures and posture, each point adds incredible value.

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These are great tips . Thanks Shade for sharing . I love your videos 🤗🥰💐

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This will be very helpful and thank you for referencing Vanessa Van Edwards whose insights have been so helpful as well.

[@ShadeZahrai]

You're so welcome!

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[@ShadeZahrai]

So glad that you found it useful and welcome to the channel!

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Thanks for sharing this Shade..nice summary of the vital points for presentation..👍

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Very good! Some different and very useful pointers from the usual hackneyed ones :)

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Yes, thanks for sharing Shade

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Thank you very much indeed Ms shade for your helpful tips about confidence. we can never achieve something actually without the presence of confidence .

[@ShadeZahrai]

My pleasure 😊

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You are amazing. Thank you.

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Great Insights Shade!. These tips are profound because presentation skill is almost an unfair advantage.

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Awesome advice. Thanks Shadė

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Glad you find it useful!

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Thank you so much for the tips.My presentation is next week and it's my PhD work presentation.

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Brilliant! All the best with it 🎉 I've been watching a few PhD presentations recently as I've started doing PhD.

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Very pertinent and effective indeed, Zahrai. 👍

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Hi Shadezahrai, This is very useful tip for me to attend my next interview.

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Thanks a lot... these are really such valuable tips

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Wonderful! It helps Shadé! 🙏 ❤️

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Thanks Shadé, I wont listen too advice about "Picture your audience in their underwear" anymore (I never understood that advice) especially when you talk about feed-back loops I could get trapped in that mindset😱😅

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We love your comments Larry! Always puts a grin on my face 😁

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Im an introvert, im normally anxious and nervous around people im not familiar. It’s hard. My fellow introverts understand. 😌

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Very helpful in business presentation. Thanks for sharing.

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Glad it was helpful!

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Wonderful lecture.

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Those old days state a great speaker had to teach their party men without explaining lot. Simple and powerful trick. He just explained that think of all of your audience as fools and you are the only genius for the time you present which will make your fear out until finish presentation 😄. It worked for many

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So useful information. Thanks a lot

[@ShadeZahrai]

You are most welcome

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LOOK more Confident

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When you paused, I thought video buffering is stopped. :D

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I have a qn to ask you, should I have to write a follow up mail to the HR of a company with whom I attended a test conducted by the company via Microsoft teams , 3 days back ? How many do I have wait for the reply from the company? After how many days do I have to send the mail to them ?what should be the content I have to include in 5he follow up?

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Useful tips. Faisal has got the treasure. :)

[@ShadeZahrai]

Thank you 🙏🏽 What you miss off-camera is that Faysal is more of an expert on Presentation as he's worked with the G20 writing the welcome speech for heads of state, coached several executives at Fortune500s and even has a bestselling book on the topic in South Korea. 😊

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Interesting video.

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I keep empty headed during the Presentation. And I have unconnected Ideas that i do not know even where to start and end from