How can you manage nerves and anxiety during high-stakes client presentations?

It is very difficult to manage nerves and anxiety for a very high stake client presentation However it is very important to manage the same. Firstly we should take long breaths and try to bring down the anxiety. Secondly , we must remember that they are just human beings. Worst case scenario they will not be happy and we will not get our stakes , etc We should think on the positive aspect of things We should also remember our preparation. Unnecessary anxiety and nervous ness will not help but bring down the chances of a good presentation Hence keeping all the pointers in mind Breathe , stay calm and give your best shot

Early in my career, my heart raced during client pitches. I learned that preparation and embracing the opportunity to showcase expertise are key to confidence. Structure your pitch, anticipate questions, and visualize success. It's your roadmap to confidence! Clients appreciate genuine connections. Start with a friendly chat to ease tension and set a positive tone. Share your strategies for high-stakes presentations below. Let's help each other shine in those critical moments! 💼🗣️ #ClientPresentations #ConfidenceBuilding #TopVoices

I agree. Nothing is more unnerving than being unprepared, especially when presenting to a high profile audience. Know your stuff and be ready to speak without tech aids in the event of technology failure.

Preparation and practice is everything. Practice presenting to an invisible audience severalntimes and ask questions from yourself. Seek deep understanding of the concepts being presented. The more comfortable you are with the presentation, the less anxious you will feel.

First, what is the purpose of presentation? The purpose of presentation is to address a topic or present a topic to your audience. So in order for one the manage anxiety during presentation is to know the topic. Make sure you research your topic well and organize have control during presentation.

Stay calm, one of the effective ways to stay focused and present your ideas is when you can stay calm. Preparing ahead of time helps you answer questions and be ready for whatever angle of question are shot. And a clam mind helps you focus on the details and answer without hesitation. Accepting something you do not know and getting back with a researched work always helps rather than getting yourself entangled in questions you have no clue about. Finally be ready to face the unknown not evrytime you present something you will have the same experience so let ur positivity flow and things will fall into place.

Addition to these techniques, it is very important that you are not thinking about the audience too much and rather focusing on the content. So it is important to know your audience but not to the extent that it becomes a mental pressure, so it has to be balanced while practicing the techniques. Tip: Just before the presentation take deep breaths for at least a minute or two.

While practicing relaxation techniques it’s important to find what fits you the best amongst all the different practices, some practices might work for you but doesn’t work for me. Pick whatever suits you. Always keep in your mind that no one knows what you are going to say and or what order you will say it, so whatever happens you can manage to say what you want to say with none of the audience realizing any difference of the flow of the presentation, when you deeply believe in this face, a huge part of the stress becomes manageable.

Engage with your audience before you enter the stage. Make a few friends, get to know who is there. This will make the audience less hostile to you. Your presentation starts as soon as you enter the building, not when you get the microphone.

Begin with some light conversation to ease your nerves. Presenting yourself in an open and approachable way will positively affect the demeanor of your audience, in turn, making you more comfortable in front of them.

The more you increase your self confidence and level of readiness through preparation you will have a more room in your mind to start utilizing your body movement, hands movement, facial, and tonality for a better engagement with the audience. The more engagement you do with your audience the less the stress you have throughout the presentation. But always take care of being dragged by those “know it all” kind of audience who might take you into a long discussion during your presentation, when you face this audience try to stop the one on one discussion at a certain point while asking him/her to continue this discussion right after the presentation.

Engaging with the audience is very significant aspect of presenting, not just for the nerves but to land your message effectively. To initiate the engagement, target the most talkative one in audience to ensure a response because if you do not get a response, that can further trigger the anxiety. It gets trickier when you realize, you are losing their attention, make sure while preparing your presentation, you add some random attention-grabbing pointers in the delivery. The more your audience enjoy your delivery, the more you'll enjoy it. Once you pick the momentum, it will be "anxiety, who?" for you. If at any point, anxiety knocks again, you throw the ball towards the audience to take a moment to recollect your thought and breath.

Always speak your story, include instances of people around you, relate it to the presentation at hand. Understand what drives you. If you feel strongly about the topic, support it with reasons why you believe in it. People mostly believe in stories told. Explain a failure or a negative by an example, and for showing positives too, support it with a success story, personal or something that inspired you. Having a few questions ready for the audience, at the back of your mind or on paper to drive the talk forward. Thereafter you may pick a few words from the answers that you like and make it conversational, voilà, seamless even!! Always remember to leave the audience with a summary and some points to remember.

I think being authentic and accepting that your presentation won't be perfect will help. Go in being well-prepared and confident goes a long way, but also be humble in that you will inevitably learn what works and what doesn't work. It's ALL valuable information.

Have a clear vision. Beside preparation having a clear and convicted vision of the target and opportunity, supported by experience and analytics, is key for a successful presentation.

Excitement If you feel excited about the presentation it will reduce your nervousness. It will also boost your confidence and present the idea successfully.

Watching lots of public speakers, TED talks, and anchors is one of the practices that increases your bank of presentation skills, the more you see the more skills your unconscious brain saves.

Animations can look nice but this also causes distraction if overdone. Make your presentation simple, concise and straightforward so that the audience can focus on the speaker.

Besides prior preparations, it’s crucial to use participatory techniques to engage the participants. This being high stake participants, you have to understand that you are teaching them nothing new. All you are doing is moderating and therefore you need to create an environment where they feel their inputs are valuable.