How To Go Out On Stage - Something We All Know On A Date But Forget When We Perform

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

You come on a date. They were beautifully dressed, thought over possible topics for dialogue, already thought how to end the evening …

You meet each other with a smile, sit down at a table or take a walk and start a conversation on abstract topics to smooth out the awkwardness and a little tension …

And in the head of each of us some kind of impression about a partner has already formed.

In a few seconds it appeared, and then a few minutes and it was fixed.

In appearance, manner of movement, manner of speech and clothing, you have understood almost everything about your partner …

Almost the same thing happens when we go out to play.

In a speech, the speaker is always in the “male” role, and the audience in the “female” role.

Therefore, from the first minutes of the speech, people intuitively form their impression of you.

And from the first minutes they are already expecting something or vice versa …

We need to pay attention to seemingly small nuances that add up to a complete picture.

How long does it take for us to subconsciously form an impression of a person?

According to data from various sources, from 7 seconds to 10 minutes.

In the first minute, a “personal feeling” develops, which then develops into a first impression.

To withstand the first minute of "personal sensation", it helps us "Primary speaker pose".

It is immovable and consists of a few simple elements and actions.

First

Your posture. Smooth and natural

Raise your shoulders as high as possible.

Then take it back and drop it down. And withstand this position.

At this time, as if something pulls your crown up, your neck takes an upright position.

You feel that your posture has become even and your gaze is directed forward.

Let's add another little zest from the world of sports and show business, where it is successfully used.

In karate, there is an exercise to pull in the tailbone, as if you want to go to the toilet and tense the sciatic muscles to get rid of this feeling.

In the modeling business, it is also used.

One familiar model, said that she was taught this in the courses of American supermodels.

So: the shoulders were raised, taken back and lowered. The head was pulled up by the crown. The spine is straight and … buttocks squeezed. Here is the proud silhouette of a speaker.

Second

The position of the arms and legs

Ladies in heels, you may be different.

We put our feet shoulder-width apart (+/-).

You should have a feeling of body stability (like on 4 legs).

We push one leg forward half a foot. Which leg we choose by the test method - "which one is more convenient for me?"

This creates a sense of movement in a static pose.

The feeling is not a "dead" clamped posture, but a confident static activity.

Further hands

They tend to "walk" at the very beginning of the performance.

And so, from somewhere, we had an advice to pick up a marker, pen or something else.

And then everyone in the audience is watching us this handle, there is a possibility, we try to either break it or strangle it. In this case, the first rows can even see the whitened knuckles of our fingers.

And here we also include those who like to take a notebook with notes or an iPad with them.

In this case, they turn in our hands into a kind of mini-shield, which we use to close ourselves from the copy-views from the audience. Here are just no armor on us, and without them the shield, alas, does not look …

It would be more correct to choose a position for the hands in which it will be most comfortable for us to hold them. And there are poses that are strongly discouraged due to their perception and appearance.

We examined with you the influence of the body and the position of the arms and legs

Now let's move on to an equally significant part - the look

The look is able to express a lot. By the eyes of a person, we judge his qualities. We read by the eyes whether he is lying or telling the truth. Eyes are the mirror of the soul.

And we simply have no right not to use such a powerful tool.

In public speeches, the gaze is used to establish contact with the audience, for the message that accompanies our words and … to create the image of "flint"!

Let's take a closer look at how the glance is used in the opening minutes of the speech.

You need to make eye contact with the audience, listeners

You need to look around everyone in a small audience.

In the large hall, move your eyes from left to right, or, conversely, along the first rows, middle rows and along the gallery.

You establish eye contact with the audience. You saw them, and they saw you.

Look into the eyes of the listeners, not over the heads. Then there will be a sensation of eye contact.

And after that, say hello and start your performance.

With the understanding that you have already laid the first unconscious perception.

And now you need to strengthen it and build on your success!