Powerful Pauses

When was the last time you found yourself hanging on the words of a speaker?
If you want to add more power to your keynote or workshop presentations learn how to PAUSE.
You can pause after you have made a point to allow it to marinate in the minds of your listeners. You can also pause before you continue your presentation to arouse the anticipation of your listener.

Pausing is a skill. Like all skills it takes practice.

Consider practicing the following:

1. Pause before you say anything at the beginning of your presentation for a few seconds. Center yourself , breath and make eye contact with your audience.

2.Pause about a few seconds after you tell the punch line of a joke, make a startling statement, or make a call to action.

3. Pause as you make a change from one topic to the next.

Remember also, that pauses should be used instead of filler words like uhms or ok, and everything, etc.
Do not be afraid of the silence it is a rare event these days and your audience will appreciate it.

Rosie