First impressions
Whenever people meet other people for the first time, they make judgments about them very quickly. First impressions really do count, as people evaluate you by your dress, appearance and body language in a matter of minutes.
As the saying known by all sales people goes: you only get one chance to make a first impression. If your oral presentation is made in a small group session your audience will, for better or worse, already have an impression of you and will not usually expect you to dress up for the occasion. If you are taking part in a moot, the audience may expect you to dress in formal attire, such as a dark suit; and even if they do not expect this, the judge will. The three key things are to:
be sensitive to the occasion;
dress appropriately; and, above all,
remember that the audience begins evaluating you as soon as they see you.
An oral presentation involves direct face-to-face communication; your words are delivered in person, rather than through the medium of the written word. It is therefore an essential part of the exercise that you will be assessed (formally or informally) not only on what you say, but also on how you say it. Your audience will judge your delivery by the way you use your voice, maintain eye contact, and use body language such as posture and gestures. Behaviour such as standing with your hands in your pockets, or fiddling with jewellery, will project the wrong image.
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