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Body Language
It is an important part of communication which can constitute 50% or more of what we were communicating. If you wish to communicate well, then it makes sense to understand how you can use your body to say what you mean.
Your facial expressions, your hand movements and even the movements of your feet could be used on your speech so that you can effectively communicate to your audience.
Without any movement, your speech will be dull as you don’t offer any additional information to your audience. Standing in front of the pulpit or in front of the microphone without any hand gesture will most likely bore the audience.
Importance of Eye Contact
Everything in your body can be used to improve your public speaking, including your eyes. Even though the effects of eye contact are only applicable to the nearest audience, your eyes could be an efficient tool in small business conferences or in simple business presentations.
Eye contact during your speech simply means you are confident of the facts you are stating and you wanted the message to be personal. Look at your audience straight in the eye. For better impact, focus on a person for a few seconds before transferring to the next spectator.
Facial Expression
Your facial expression is another important aspect during your speech. Your emotions during your speech can be easily expressed through your facial expression. Telling the audience that you’re disappointed with the current economy without facial expression may seem like a hollow statement.
Facial expression is sincerity. Telling the people a sad statement without the corresponding facial expression doesn’t really get the message across. This might be challenging for some speakers at first because emotions have to come naturally. But it is important to provide the rightfacial expression. One trick you could do is to practice your facial expression in front of a mirror. You can slowly develop your facial expression until you are satisfied with what you see.
Gestures (Arms and Hands)
Your arms and hands are the most visible part of your body during your speech. That means that these body parts are also your most important tool to convey emotions. Your hands can point, stomp with fists and other hand movements in order to tell your audience your true emotions. This is very useful when talking to a large crowd and you can’t be easily seen from a distance.
But control should be exercised when using your arms and hands. You don’t have to wave your hand in every sentence. Remember that your gestures should only be used to emphasize a point so using too many hand-gestures will remove its importance.
