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Confident Public Speaking: Appearing Confident
Confident Public Speaking: Emotions
Confident Public Speaking: Convictions
Confident Public Speaking: Pleasing People
Confident Public Speaking: Image
Confident Public Speaking: Affirmations
Confident Public Speaking: Verbal Expressions
Confident Public Speaking: Nonverbal Movements
Summary: Weak nonverbal movements communicate a lack of confidence in a public speaker. Don't sway, play with your hair or fiddle. Learn how to speak in public with confidence in this free video from a professional speaker and communications instructor.
Tracy Goodwin has a master’s in corporate communication and 10 years experience in professional speaking. Recipient of numerous public speaking awards and is a college professor of...read more
"The next thing you want to think about is avoiding weak nonverbal movements. What I'm talking about with weak nonverbal movements are things that you do that show that you're insecure, or have a lack of confidence, or don't really know. One of them might be rocking from side to side. I'm not really sure, so I'm going to do this. Other things that show that you're not too confident could be if you're twirling your hair; maybe you're playing with your hair. That's something that you do when you're nervous, so you do a lot of that, or it could be touching your face; really touching your face a lot, because you're nervous, and it shows lack of confidence. So, don't do things with your body, your hands, your face that make you appear less confident. Stand proud; hands to your side, responsive, in control."
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