It’s important to remember that we constantly making presentations - whether they are formal or not.

When we share our ideas, try to convince others, or just talk about our weekend, the style with which we say it is going to determine whether we captivate those we are talking to, or just lose them.

Here’s an excerpt from an article that makes the point quite well.

Now here’s the good news. You’ve already proven that you can present - at least to some extent. After all, if you can convey where you want to have lunch convincingly, then you can make a presentation. Moving on to feeling comfortable in front of audiences is not as big a step as you might think.

The article goes on to focus on contestants in the Spell-It-Right Challenge - a little too much for my tastes. However, while doing that the author does give some excellent tips that we can all apply, whether we are spelling or not.

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