{"id":493,"date":"2009-12-29T19:26:56","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T18:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elementally.co.uk\/presentation-skills-blog\/?p=493"},"modified":"2009-12-29T19:26:56","modified_gmt":"2009-12-29T18:26:56","slug":"speaking-when-youd-rather-be-in-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.awareplus.co.uk\/presentation-skills-blog\/speaking-when-youd-rather-be-in-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking when you’d rather be in bed."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sneezing\"Like most people, I’ve been accused of exhibiting ‘manflu’ – at some point we all will be (except women!), and it’s just not fair. Sometimes you really are<\/strong> that ill. For the rest of the time however, there are some pretty simple tips which will help you make a better presentation than feel… colds, coughs, sore throats, chest infections can all put paid to your otherwise wonderful presentation skills, so here are some basics…<\/p>\n

One: don’t do it. If you possibly can, postpone. :)<\/p>\n

Two: arrive early. Of course you should always arrive early to check things over, but what I mean here is that you should arrive very<\/em> early. If you’ve got a throat problem you might find that changes in air make things worse and you’ll need time to recover.<\/p>\n

Three: wear a scarf. Protect your throat by wearing it around your neck rather than draped as a fashion-item :) A sneaky trick of mine is to wear a Buff<\/a>. You probably shouldn’t wear it as you present, but it’s a great tool for keeping it together during the day, or while you’re traveling to the venue.<\/p>\n

Four: drugs are the answer – except when they aren’t. It’s possible to smother the symptoms with drugs but symptoms are there for a reason. Smothering them is a short-term, ’emergency’ solution only<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

Five: food and drink – make sure you’ve had plenty of both over the day before you make your presentation. The day you’re making a big presentation is not<\/strong> the day to step up your diet: if you need<\/em> a Mars Bar, eat<\/em> a Mars Bar. (Use your common sense here, please – don’t go stuffing yourself if it’s going to muck up your control of your diabetes! :) )<\/p>\n

Not exactly rocket science, is it…??!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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