How To Stay Relaxed And Calm During Presentations

Four tips that boost your confidence — also applicable for online presentations.

Britta Ollrogge, MBA
7 min readOct 7, 2020
Photo by Jannis Klemm on Unsplash

Some people are born speakers and passionate about performing on stage. But with a little practice, anyone can give a good presentation that will captivate the audience. With the following tips, you can look forward to your next presentation with confidence.

I do not like to be the center of attention and avoided big appearances as a speaker for years. But at some point, I started to rethink this, because I have some knowledge and experience that I would like to share. So, I started reading books on rhetoric and presentation techniques, attended training courses, and interviewed colleagues who want to give lectures. The four tips I provide here are the methods that work for me and that I still use regularly. Making speeches is still not one of my favorite jobs, but in the meanwhile, I can do them with a certain calmness.

Tip 1: Clarify occasion and context

First of all, it is essential to know the occasion and context and take these into account when giving a lecture. You can use a checklist for this. In recent years I have given lectures in various contexts and was always surprised to find out which situations I had not…

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Britta Ollrogge, MBA
Britta Ollrogge, MBA

Written by Britta Ollrogge, MBA

I write on Self Improvement 🌱, Productivity 🎯, and Agile Product Development 🏄. My goal is to inspire.💡https://www.britta-ollrogge-consulting.com

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