101 Leadership Actions for Effective Presentations

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Smile as you’rebeingintroduced.

In most presentation settings, you’ll be introduced prior to actually speaking. And in many settings, you’ll be in full view as you’re being introduced. Although it sounds trivial, Smile! The person introducing is doing his or her best to “warm up” the audience prior to you beginning. If you’re sitting on the stage looking as if you’re about to receive a public root canal, it doesn’t help your cause. Smile!