{"id":538,"date":"2014-08-10T21:36:43","date_gmt":"2014-08-10T21:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetkayfetz.wordpress.com\/?p=538"},"modified":"2014-08-10T21:36:43","modified_gmt":"2014-08-10T21:36:43","slug":"walk-stand-breathe-speak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riggscreative.com\/clients\/dev1\/walk-stand-breathe-speak\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk, Stand, Breathe, Speak"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Erica Cooper and Bingyi Cao, Columbia University<\/p><\/div>\n

You are at a group meeting, or a conference, or an investor meeting — anyplace where you will be presenting your ideas to an audience. Perhaps you are standing at the side of the room waiting to move to the front. Maybe you are sitting at the meeting table and need to make it to the front of the room near your visuals. And it is your turn to speak.<\/p>\n

These next few moments may seem obvious and simple. How do you get to your spot and start speaking? And how do you do it gracefully in full view of your audience? Let\u2019s break things down into four steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Walk<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you are already standing, walk<\/strong> in a relaxed manner to the place you choose to be for the beginning of your talk. If you are sitting, stand up, walk behind your chair and push it in calmly, and walk to your spot. Look at where you are going — don\u2019t look at the ground while you are walking. If you are feeling extra confident, look at the group and smile.<\/p>\n

    You create an impression through the way you move and get yourself settled. Your audience will be looking at you the moment you start to move, even before you say a word.<\/p>\n

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    1. Stand<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      When you arrive at your spot, turn, face the audience, and stand <\/strong>in what I call neutral position.<\/p>\n