One of the more challenging parts of any presentation is the very first part. If you are wondering how to introduce yourself before starting your presentation, you are in good company. For most of us, once we get the first few sentences out, our nervousness will diminish pretty significantly. So, this initial self-introduction is really important. If we struggle here, our nervousness will increase. In addition, the old adage, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression” is very true.

In this post, we are going to cover the best way, a very simple three-step process that will help you introduce yourself in a presentation. A summary of the steps is below.

• Start with your name and company (or organization or school).
• Tell your audience what problem you can solve for them.
• Share some type of proof (social proof works best) that you can solve this problem.

I will break down each step into a simple-to-follow process on this episode. When you get real good at this type of introduction, your public speaking fear will drop significantly because your audience will be more engaged. You'll get better feedback from them.

Show Notes: How to Introduce Yourself in a Presentation [with Examples]

(https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/how-to-introduce-yourself-before-starting-any-presentation/)

After years of presentation coaching, one of the major things that I have realized is that many of the things presenters do to reduce nervousness actually cause nervousness. And because most business presenters deliver presentations so infrequently, those bad ideas get repeated over and over. Eventually, they become habits.

So, on this episode, I'll give you the seven presentation habits that actually cause public speaking fear. They are:

1) Writing Your Presentation Word-for-Word
2) Designing Your PowerPoint Slideshow First
3) Relying on Notes
4) Asking for Critiques from Friends/Coworkers
5) Practicing Alone
6) Videoing Your Presentation and Reviewing It Alone
7) Cognitive Dissonance

If you can eliminate these habits, you'll increase your confidence pretty quickly.

Show Notes: 7 Presentation Habits that Cause You to Become a More Nervous Speaker

(https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/7-presentation-habits-that-cause-you-to-become-a-more-nervous-speaker/)

If you practice great presentation skills, and focus on designing your presentations on what your audience needs and wants, the last thing you will have trouble with is hecklers. However, it only takes a single mad-at-the-world heckler to quickly turn your presentation masterpiece into modern art. So, when you are rudely interrupted in front of an audience of strangers, you will want to have a strategy for how to handle hecklers.

That is, one that calms the heckler and makes you continue to look like the expert in the room. Throughout my years of experience in public speaking, I’ve had my share of hecklers, and one of the most important things you can do is to remember that you’re a professional speaker. Rather than getting worked up and losing your cool, the best thing you can do is respond professionally and with class.

One of the more recent occurrences in social media is the birth of “internet trolls.” While internet trolls and hecklers have a couple of things in common, such as offensive language and negative comments, internet trolls are able to hide their real identity in fake online accounts. The majority of them aren’t really mean in real life. Hecklers, on the other hand, are braver in a way that they’re confident in attracting negative attention to themselves without masking their identity.

Online trolls can be ignored. Ignoring a heckler while giving a speech is not so easy, though, and can cause you to lose credibility in front of your audience. So, on this episode, I cover four strategies for handling hecklers while giving a speech.

Show Notes: 4 Tips on How to Handle Hecklers (Like A Professional)

(https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/4-strategies-for-handling-hecklers-while-giving-a-speech/)