Personal Grooming

of Presenter

Contents : Dressing & Appearance

Communication Skills Verbal

Non-Verbal (Body Language)

Thorough Subject Knowledge

Building Self Confidence

Building Positive Self Image

Good Habits of the Presenter

If I have to cut down a tree in 12

hours, I will sharpen my axe for 9

hours and cut down the tree in 3

hours !!

Dressing & Appearance :

Personal Hygine

Dressing

Appearance

Dressing & Appearance :

Personal Hygine

Cleanliness of Teeth

Fresh Breath – Use of Mouth Freshener

Cleanliness of Hands, Fingers, Nails, Eyes &

Ears.

Properly Shaved Face

No body odours – Use a suitable De-odorants

No dandruff. Clean & Well Cut Hair.

Avoid exposure of grey hair. Use hair dye.

Dressing & Appearance :

Dressing Properly washed clothes.

Properly Ironed as well.

Gents : Light Shirt, Dark Pants, Tie, Blazer

Ladies : Punjabi Dress, Saree, Suite.

Leather Polished Shoes.

Leather Belt

A suitable watch

Pen in your pocket.

Avoid casual dressing like, jeans & tshirt, Indian traditionals like Pyjama kurta etc.

Dressing & Appearance :

Appearance Confident

Spark in your eyes

Smiling

Professional

A person serious at the job

A concerned mentor of the students

Ever ready to help

Reflecting some good news. Joyful n happy

A messenger

Reflecting Postive Energy and Enthusiasm

Communication Skills :

85%

10%5%

Non Verbal

Verbal

Written

Communication Skills :

Non-Verbal

Posture

Facial Expression

Eye Contact

Movement of Hands & Fingers

Body Movement

Guestures

Communication Skills :

Non-Verbal

Posture

Stand Erect with Head & Chest in one line.

Do not Droop / lean forward or backward

Sraight Posture reflects “Confidence”

Confidence is a Magnet which grabs attention

Always keep Head Steady

Walk like a Winner with Weight

Communication Skills :

Non-Verbal

Facial Expression

Always have a genuine Smile on the face

Always hide emotions

Do not show Frustration, Confusion, Boredom

Always reflect positive energy & enthusiasm

Eyes should be sparklingly bright.

Show teeth while smiling

No artificial mockery.

Radiate Care & Protection

Communication Skills :

Non-Verbal

Eye Contact

Always look straight into the eye ball of audience

It reflects confidence, care & courteousness

Do not look on the walls, ceiling or the floor

It reflects dishonesty and lack of confidence

Do not keep eyes drowsy & powerless

Keep Eyes Lively all the times

Communication Skills :

Non-Verbal

Movement of Hands & Fingers

Do not keep hands straight down and stand like a

statue.

Keep moving your hands and fingers whenever &

wherever necessary

Form a cup of fingers and move your hands top to

down. This indicates the weight in what you say.

Do NOT point Fingers at the audience. This

reflects Threat.

Communication Skills :

Non-Verbal

Body Movement

There should be gentle movement of the body.

Don‟t stand like a statue

Don‟t jump around like a joker

Genuine slow movements in the range of 10 steps

from the standing point

Changing position maintains attentions.

Communication Skills :

Non-Verbal

Gestures

Avoid Yawning

Avoid touching your ears, back of neck or nose

Avoid scratching your head.

All above will create boredom and the presenter

will loose his weightage

Reflect Friendliness, Readiness, Helping attitude

towards your students

Communication Skills :

Verbal

Voice Modulation

Clarity of speech

Proper use of language

Good Vocabulary

Active Listening

Sir.Martin Luther

Communication Skills :

Verbal

Voice Modulation

Volume : Audible.

Tone : It should please the audience

Pitch : Variable as per the situation

Pace : Moderate. Not too slow, or too fast

Communication Skills :

Verbal

Clarity of Speech

Avoid murmuring

Be absolutely clear in the pronounciation of the

words used.

Your „s‟ should not sound like „sh‟.

Clear speech also reflects clarity of thought and

confidence

Sir.Winston churchill

Communication Skills :

Verbal

Proper use of Languages

Use a language which gains respect for you

At a given time use a max. of two languages only.

While speaking in Gujarati/Hindi do not complete

the sentences in half of local & half of English

Respect the language u are using for

communication

Communication Skills :

Verbal

Good Vocabulary

Your vocabulary should be rich !!

This is one way of winning the confidence of the

audience

Try to learn atleast 3 words daily and use them in

your daily communication.

Increase your word power.

Communication Skills :

Verbal

Active Listening

Very important part of communication

Look Straight into the eye of person hence

showing respect that you are interested in his point

Do interrupt until the questioner has finished his

point

Pause for a while before answering. This gives the

impression that you have given a thought to the

point

Do not finish other people‟s statements

Communication Skills :

Written While writing on the board – be neat

Always use multicolored pens for white board

Always be pointwise & precise

Avoid cancellations/scribblings on your notes

Use a good language for written communicationt

Do not write elaborated paragraphs on the board

Get your marker pens regularly filled.

Thorough Subject Knowledge :

Thorough preparation of the subject to be taken

Be prepared mentally for all possible questions

which might arise

Be prepared to answer those questions

90% Confidence will arise out of your “Thorough

understanding & love for the subject”

Building Self Confidence :

Destroy the fear by building self confidence

Build confidence by following methods Mental Imaging

Imagination of conducting the class/presentation as if it were a live session. This exercise is best suited at night before sleep and in the morning, with prior deep breathing exercise.

Mirror Practise Preparing your scripts and then in front of

the mirror, practising a session. Mirror reflects your image and you can best judge your guestures, body languages. Etc.

Building Positive Self Image :

Auto-Suggestion is the best known

method to boost up Postive Self Image

Better the Self Image (What do u think of

yourself) Better Self Esteem Better

Confidence Better Output

Write down affirmations on the kind of

person you want to be. Or the areas you

want to learn & develop

Read these affirmations aloud, thrice a

day

Control your

Data Input to

your mind

and you easily

control the

output without

effort

Input

Output

Daily Good Input Success Habits:

Early Morning Battery Chargers :

Morning Walk / Jogging with some good music

Reading

Listening to Self Motivation & Development tapes

Prayers, Pranayam, Yoga & Meditation

Self Affirmations & Imagination of Goal Achievement

Avoid the following :

Reading newspapers

Watching TV News in morning

Gossip

Fault finding in others

Anger, Jealousy, Hatred etc. to capture your thought process

Religiously follow

This exercise

For 21 days

And see

The Results

Summary : Dressing & Appearance

Communication Skills Verbal

Non-Verbal (Body Language)

Thorough Subject Knowledge

Building Self Confidence

Building Positive Self Image

Good Habits of the Presenter

Thank You