Presentation skills in South Africa and negative reaction to the presentation are two big fears. A weak performance looses its effectiveness and the audience has a negative reaction to the presentation as a whole. It is a combination of good communication skills and presentation skills in South Africa which create the effect which is required. Anything lacking in either of these areas will show up and make the presentation a failure. People sometimes suffer with physical discomfort if they are too nervous. They can end up short of breath and feel uncomfortable and weak. Relaxing one's mind and body will help. This can be done with a deliberate procedure of slow deep breathing and by using something on the table like a paper weight or pen to keep in one's hands and calm oneself down. This not only calms the person down it also relaxes the body and makes one perform better. This will affect your presentation skills in South Africa and lower the positive feel of the show.