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W E E K 5 M O D U L E 5 : H O W T O H AV E A V I B R A N T P R E S E N C E & C O N N E C T W I T H A U D I E N C E S … P O O R N I M A V I J AYA S H A N K E R

A G E N D A • Unconscious competence • Three circles of energy • Handling hecklers & Tough audiences • Q&A • Presentation day prep • Final presentations

“I should be better than I am right now.”

U N C O N S C I O U S C O M P E T E N C E

U N C O N S C I O U S C O M P E T E N C E • Do the practice • Let go • No judgment • Time • Awareness & feedback

What is presence?

I T I S A P R A C T I C E • Daydreaming • Intimate conversations • Enjoy surroundings

Why do we lose our presence?

How can we regain it?

T H R E E C I R C L E S O F E N E R G Y • First Circle • Withdrawn • Concerned with self • Necessary e.g public transit

T H R E E C I R C L E S O F E N E R G Y • Third Circle • Pushing or forcing • Energy is outward • e.g. Customer service agent

P R E S E N C E + C O N N E C T I O N • Second Circle • Ourselves == Outside • Giving and receiving energy

Which do you identify with?

“be NOT do.” - Maybe Yoda?

H O W T O D E V E L O P A N AWA R E N E S S F I R S T S E C O N D T H I R D C I R C L E C I R C L E C I R C L E E Y E Averted Connecting Forced C O N TA C T B O D Y Slouching Open Rigid L A N G U A G E Inward Appropriate Heavy B R E AT H I N G Varied Quiet Loud V O I C E Intonation A B I L I T Y T O Poor Good Poor L I S T E N

H O W T O B E I N S E C O N D C I R C L E S E C O N D C I R C L E Eye contact: connecting, looking & seeing Body: open and moving freely Breathing: allowing breathe to pass freely Voice: flexible, vocal inflections/intonations Listening: connecting & truly hearing

I N T R O V E R S I O N V S E X T R O V E R S I O N • Two different systems • Energy recharging • Tendency to favor a circle

Move through three circles throughout our day.

H O W M A N Y T I M E S S H O U L D I P R A C T I C E ? • Rehearsing: be aware • Presentation: let go & be present • One thought at a time • Focus on message

Why is this important?

H O W A N A U D I E N C E U N D E R S TA N D S U S • Visual (most) • Vocal (tone) • Content/Verbal

N E E D T O B E C O N G R U E N T Body language == What we say

We cannot get rid of how we feel

Practice being seen.

Mistakes are OK — trust the pause!

How do we stay present when others aren’t?

H A N D L I N G A T O U G H A U D I E N C E • Stay in second circle & bring them with you • Leave them out • Thrown off?

TA K E C O N T R O L O F T H E R O O M • Tough audience - engagement • Overactive room • Bouncer Technique • 3 Strikes Your Out Strategy • Room dynamics

Q&A

T H R E E S T R AT E G I E S F O R Q & A • Mind Reader Strategy • Crowd Source Strategy • Plant People • Reverse Q&A

D AY B E F O R E P R E S E N TAT I O N • Dress rehearsal • Venue + Traffic • Test: mic + slides • Backups

P R E S E N TAT I O N D AY P R E P • Routine to prep • Warm ups: pen exercise • Power pose • Meet & greet • Stick around after! • Follow up with assets

F I N A L P R E S E N TAT I O N S • Lightning talk - 5 minutes • Slides • You set feedback criteria • Verbal + written feedback • Stay for your peers

R E V I E W • Unconscious competence • Three circles of energy • Handling hecklers & Tough Audiences • Q&A • Presentation day prep • Final presentations

A P P E N D I X • Second Circle: Using Positive Energy for Success In Every Situation by Patsy Rodenburg https:// www.amazon.com/Second-Circle-Positive-Success- Situation/dp/0393354474/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0? _encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KZV4PJE0ECZT5X40WY WZ