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I recently took up karate again after being away from the dojo for a while. It feels GREAT!<\/p>\n
I realized that what helped me to win a gold medal in the 2009 Itosu-ryu Karatedo World Championships in Malaysia was exactly what helps us to become champion presenters: practice.<\/p>\n
In karate, we spend the first part of each session repeatedly practicing the basics – punches, blocks, and kicks. Up and down, up and down, up and down the dojo. Some people find it boring, but I recognized early that the more I practiced the basics, the easier it was when faced with something more challenging – when you can\u2019t think.<\/p>\n
In presentations, we often feel nervous because we\u2019re worried about what the audience will think of us. As human beings, it\u2019s our natural reaction to fight or run away to survive when we sense a threat.<\/p>\n
Practice helps you to overcome nerves<\/b><\/p>\n
This fight or flight mode triggers a series of physical reactions, such as a pounding heart, shortness of breath, a dry mouth, and starting to sweat, which I talk about in more detail in the book Eigo no Shigoto-jutsu<\/a><\/span> and in the Speak Like An Expert<\/span> <\/a>online presentation skills course.<\/p>\n Another result of fight or flight is that a part of the brain called the amygdala stops signals from reaching the neocortex (the thinking part of the brain).<\/p>\n This was helpful for survival in primitive times because we didn\u2019t have time to think when we were in danger. We had to act. And today, it\u2019s the amygdala that helps us to jump out of the way when a bicycle suddenly comes round the corner and is about to hit us.\u00a0Imagine what would happen if, instead of acting immediately, we paused to think, “Oh, look, here comes a bicycle. At it’s current direction and speed, it’s likely to hit me. What should I do?”<\/p>\n It\u2019s not helpful though when we\u2019re giving a presentation and we feel under pressure. We lose\u00a0the connection with the neocortex. And that\u2019s when we have that horrible feeling of going blank and not knowing what to say next.<\/p>\n But if we practice enough, we don\u2019t need to think. We can just act or speak automatically as we\u2019ve practiced.<\/p>\n When I was training for the karate world championships, I practiced in the dojo as well as every morning in the bicycle park outside our apartment. And I visualized the moves during my commute.\u00a0If I hadn\u2019t practiced so much, I would never have been able to win the gold!<\/p>\n You may think that you\u2019re too busy to practice – especially if you want to spend time creating impressive PowerPoint slides to go with your presentation (hint: keep the slides simple and spend more time practicing if you really want to have impact).<\/p>\n Here are four practical ways to practice your presentation even during a busy business day.<\/p>\n 1. Practice in your mind<\/b> 2. Practice out loud<\/b> How often do you correct yourself in a normal conversation? If you keep correcting yourself during your presentation, it suggests that you\u2019re talking from a script and that makes it difficult for the audience to connect with you.<\/p>\n 3. Practice \u00a0with others<\/b> This doesn\u2019t mean that you need to make them sit through a full rehearsal. Simply talk as you normally would when you\u2019re chatting with them.<\/p>\n This helps you to be able to speak naturally about your content, so that you don\u2019t have to spend so much time thinking about it and can focus on the audience \u2013 just like having a conversation.<\/p>\n And it\u2019s an opportunity for you to see how people react to what you say.<\/p>\n 4. Practice with video<\/b> Use these different approaches to practice your presentation as much as you can. Your aim is to know your presentation well enough so you don\u2019t need to think about it and can talk naturally. You can kick out the nervousness, focus on your audience, and put a punch in your presentation.<\/p>\n Keep practicing and you\u2019ll be a champion before you know it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u3053\u306e\u8a18\u4e8b\u3067\u306f\u3001\u7dca\u5f35\u3057\u306a\u3044\u305f\u3081\u306b\u884c\u3046\u30d7\u30ec\u30bc\u30f3\u306e\u7df4\u7fd2\u65b9\u6cd5\u3092\u3054\u7d39\u4ecb\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002 \u8a18\u4e8b\u306f\u82f1\u8a9e\u3067\u3059\u3002 \u3069\u3046\u305e\u304a\u5f79\u7acb\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\uff01 I recently took up karate again after being away from the dojo for a while. It feels GREAT! I realized that what helped me to win a gold medal in the 2009 Itosu-ryu Karatedo World Championships in Malaysia was exactly what helps us to become champion presenters: practice. 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\nRun through your presentation in your mind as much as you can. I often do this while I\u2019m on my morning walk in the park, in the shower, and doing the dishes. This helps me to be sure that my structure is simple enough for me to remember easily (so that I can focus on the audience). I pay particular attention to being clear on how I\u2019m going to transition from one section to the next.<\/p>\n
\nWhere possible, practice your presentation out loud. Get used to the sound of your own voice. If you don\u2019t say exactly what you planned to say, keep going instead of correcting yourself.<\/p>\n
\nWhen you have the opportunity, talk through your presentation content or sections of your presentation with friends or colleagues.<\/p>\n
\nVideoing yourself is so effective because you can play back the recording and see and hear exactly how you\u2019re delivering your presentation. Use your smartphone or a video camera.<\/p>\n