Presentation skills practise can go a long way for your career. Posture implies the stance of your body as a technique of improved presentation skills. When you start presenting, spread your feet comfortably apart with your weight evenly distributed. Body gestures involve basically all the movements of your head, neck, hands, arms and legs. If you think about all the mentioned body parts, it sounds more like aerobics than deliberate communication skills. We talk with our bodies, hence the term "body language". It is a natural way how people can express themselves and yet ironically when we stand up in front of people to present, it all becomes unnatural. Suddenly we become stiff and sluggish. Out of the door with natural body movements. We stand there like a rigid lamp pole and expect people to just love our presentations. Remember to make your movements deliberate, because it emphasizes your verbal words, make your stories memorable, and make it enjoyable to listeners. If people ever joked with you that you are talking very expressively with your hands, you are set up for success on the podium. Just continue with this natural way of communication. If your personality is a little more reserved (absolutely nothing wrong with that) try to become a little more expressive on stage and practise your podium presentation skills. Eye contact is important. It communicates confidence, trust and openness. But please be very sensitive towards people in more traditional cultures. In some cultures the lack of eye contact is a sign of respect, just to be misinterpreted by western cultures as something being wrong; something being hidden. In front of an audience there is most of the time almost a generic culture where proper eye contact is always considered as something positive. Facial expressions bring you in touch with people, it communicates humanity. It can set the atmosphere of a function. Poker faces don't go off well in front of a group listening to a presentation. If you want to get the opportunity to practise your presentation skills tips, contact us...