> Prepare your subject knowledge (and be prepared for questions)
> Design a good presentation
> Speak with certainty (finish sentences with a down accent, don’t seek validation ex: “Does that make sense”)
> Speak with control (never be ALL out, always have some restraint)
> Speak from your diaphragm (not throat, with a slight ‘humpf’) with your whole body
> Project your voice across the room
> Pause and take your time before you speak
> Speak less (remove ‘like, I guess, I think, perhaps, maybe’)
> Be direct and decisive (get to your point)
> Stand with an authority posture (think of the army or a gorilla, arms down, expand your arms and legs, open and up) to build trust.
> Use expansive gestures
