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Media-Presentation Tips Info from Media Training Worldwide May 12, 2004

By TJ Walker

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Contents:

1. Presentation tips

2. TV Media Tips

Speaking/Presentation Tips

1. If you speak a little louder than usual (but don’t yell and don’t lose a conversational tone to your voice), you will expend energy that will make you feel less nervous.

2. Look at the floor between your chair and the lectern, if applicable, to spot bumps, wires and other obstructions.

3. Before you rise to give a speech, empty your pockets so there are no bulges and no clinking noises.

4. Don't lean on the lectern.

5. Rehearsing alone is better than not rehearsing at all, but not nearly as good as rehearsing in front of other people.

TV/Media Tips

6. If you lean forward (15 degrees) into the camera, any double chin you may have will disappear and you will appear to be thinner, younger and have a stronger jaw line.

7. If you want to get better at TV interviews, watch other people being interviewed on TV with the sound off.

3. Don't drop the volume at the end of a thought. This is OK and common in normal conversation, but when speaking on TV, no one will be able to hear you or understand you.

4. Don’t “think” on TV. Instead, focus on delivering your message that was thought out earlier.

5. If you want to improve your TV performances, then watch, review and critique your entire TV interview within 24 hours of the show airing.

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