Movement is Key to Public Speaking Success

• 00:05 When it comes to body language one and business, one of the trickiest areas for
• 00:09 many people is when they're giving a speech, a presentation.
• 00:14 And I'll define that as anytime you're talking to more than one or
• 00:17 two people about something business related, especially if you're standing.
• 00:21 Now, most people get uncomfortable.
• 00:24 When there's a certain audience size bigger then what they're used to,
• 00:28 and that's when their body language changes.
• 00:31 Before I tell you what not to do, I wanna focus on the positives,
• 00:36 because I find that's what really helps people the most.
• 00:39 I wanna give you the positive role model.
• 00:41 The main thing you have to worry about and focus on
• 00:45 when it comes to your body language when you're speaking, is you've got to move.
• 00:50 You have to not become that little bunny rabbit that's spotted and freezes and
• 00:54 thinks, I'll protect myself if nobody notices me here.
• 00:59 Because unfortunately, that's what happens to speakers.
• 01:01 You need to move.
• 01:03 You need to move your head, you need to move your hands,
• 01:06 you need to move your face, your eyebrows need to move, your body needs to move and
• 01:11 yes, you actually need to move around the stage or the floor.
• 01:17 When you are speaking in front of people, and you have a stage or
• 01:22 a floor and you're not confined because you're sitting down or behind a lectern.
• 01:28 Confident speakers move.
• 01:31 When you think back to our first homework exercise and
• 01:34 you looked at some of the best speakers.
• 01:37 I don't know if you looked at Zig Ziglar or Anthony Robbins or
• 01:42 Ronald Reagan in certain debate situations but the best speakers in the world,
• 01:46 it doesn't matter what their politics or
• 01:48 what their industry is, when they are on the stage, they're moving.
• 01:55 And that is the number one key.
• 01:57 I can give you 1,001 other specifics but if you move, and
• 02:01 the movement seems purposeful and it doesn't seem robotic or
• 02:06 like a grandfather clock, the movement will make you look natural.
• 02:11 It will make you look comfortable.
• 02:13 But just make sure occasionally
• 02:18 freeze like I'm doing now, to emphasize certain points.
• 02:24 Wanna make a really important point?
• 02:26 Stop.
• 02:27 Don't move your feet.
• 02:29 Freeze your body for a second.
• 02:31 Make the point.
• 02:32 And then to be conversational,
• 02:34 you can move around again but movement is your key.
• 02:38 It's the number one thing nervous people don't do.
• 02:43 Everything is frozen except their lips are moving and noting else.
• 02:46 And it's boring to watch, it's boring to listen to.
• 02:52 So that's your next big homework assignment.
• 02:55 I need you to stand up, speak, record yourself and
• 03:00 I want you to watch it without any audio.
• 03:06 And if what you see is this.
• 03:11 That's trouble.
• 03:13 That means something isn't working.
• 03:16 So that's our first goal.
• 03:18 I need you to get to the point where you're moving your hands,
• 03:22 your body, and even your feet when you aren't
• 03:27 constrained by having to stand right behind a lectern or sitting in a chair.
• 03:32 Movement is key.
• 03:36 So focus on that right now.

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