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Positive Presenting: Techniques from

Theater and Psychology to Increase Your Presence

and Somatic Well-Being

JULY 17, 2014

CPPA Conference

Shannon M. Polly, MAPP

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Objectives

Distract you from your email for an hour

Make you interact and get the blood flowing

Discuss internal and external presence

Share the science on somatic well-being

Learn how to manage nerves

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Agenda

The Internal

Intention

The External

Breathing

Voice

Posture

Eye Contact

Gestures

Managing Energy

Anxiety Management

Positive Presenting

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Where is this being applied today?

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Internal Presence

What do you want?

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Romeo and Juliet

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Mirror Neurons

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What do we say about people?

“His words resonated

with me’

‘I got a bad vibe’

‘My friend has such a

radiant heart.’

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What is your objective?

An infinitive verb…

A terrified presenter?

A skilled presenter?

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Intention Homework

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External Presence

Eye contact

Breathing

Voice

Pace

Pitch

Projection

Gestures

Posture

Managing energy

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Albert Mehrabian

Impact on Liking and Believability

Verbal x%

(Words)

Vocal x%

(Tone of voice)

Visual x%

(Facial expressions, gestures) 100%

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Breathing

What does it do for you?

Slowing Pace

Lower Pitch

Increase Projection

Managing Anxiety

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Voice

Pace

I didn’t say she bit my dog.

Pitch

Scale of 1 - 10

Projection

Scale of 1 - 10

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Gestures

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The Pencil Test

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Posture

Do you know where your sternum is?

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Amy Cuddy

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Managing Energy

Eat, Sleep, Move – Tom Rath

Smarts & Stamina – Britton & Shaar

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Anxiety Management

What happens for you?

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Anxiety Management

Incorporate Mistakes

‘No one can tell you are nervous’

Drink a glass of water

Your suggestions?

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The Bowling Study

Avoid what you

did wrongThink about what

you did right

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Positive Presenting

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Deliberate Practice

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Agenda

The Internal

Intention

The External

Breathing

Voice

Posture

Eye Contact

Gestures

Managing Energy

Anxiety Management

Positive Presence

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Contact

Shannon Polly, MAPP

Sign up for newsletter at: www.shannonpolly.com and

receive free white paper on positive business

communication

@shannonpolly

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Thank You!

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Flow is the psychological state of full

engagement…

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Flow Characteristics

1. Clear Goals

2. Concentration

3. Self-consciousness

4. Time

5. Feedback

1. Skill and challenge

2. Control

3. Motivation

4. Absorption

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Story of Flow

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Flow Crafting

Try to add some novelty, using your strength of

curiosity, to the task. What is interesting about the

task?

How can you increase your skill? Or increase

challenge?

Go through the 9 factors that induce flow and see how

you can build them into the activity*

*Reminder: You do not need all 9 to induce flow.

Make an action plan

Schedule it into your calendar


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