Last class I wanted to see the presentation skills of my new students in action, with special attention on their body language while presenting in front of a group. First, we read through a study about body language as a presentation skill, starting out questioning "While you're talking, what is your body saying?". As we all know, eye-contact, hand-movements, stance and the tone of voice are important details when conveying a message, these to be in accordance with the content of what we say. Interestingly, a point I hadn't put much thought to before is the fact that it's not enough to feel comfortable as a presenter, being relaxed and natural when speaking, but depending on the size of the audience you'd have to scale up the expressions, the power and body language behind everything you say in order for the audience to feel comfortable too.
In conclusion, my students made a 5-minute presentation each, and it was obvious that they have much experience in presenting their work.
Reference: http://totalcommunicator.com/body_article.html
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