2 things that make you shine

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Welcome to Presentation Skills Q and A. I am Martin Lindescope.

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Hi, Karina.

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Hi Martin.

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How are you today?

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I'm okay.

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And how are you?

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I'm fine, fine.

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It's autumn.

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Yes, the leaves are a little bit yellow.

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I think it's very nice in the autumn.

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That's good.

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And now maybe hopefully not the flu season,

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but I'm having a man cold and at the same time I have a new microphone here also.

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So it's lots of things to think about, talking about focus, for example.

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Yes, we talked about focus last time, Martin.

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Do you have any thoughts about that?

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Yes, it's something to think about and that you could have it, as I said, more

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philosophical meaning of it, but also as you gave practical pieces of advice, then focus on

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a task or a presentation.

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So I thought that was valuable and chew it and

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think about it and come back to it.

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We talked about how important it is with good sleep and the good food and exercise

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and these parts can really help you to focus on your task and what you want you to say.

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And you also feel comfortable when you have slept well and eating good food.

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But that reminded me that we also have things that are very easy to do to also help us to

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focus in a better way.

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And that's your voice and your body and the

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communication with your body.

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And one of the things is that regarding the

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voice then is to articulate well.

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And in your situation when you have a man

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code, it's more important because then it helps your voice when you articulate well.

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If you have loose lips, the sound of your voice also gets loose and a little bit blurry

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if you can say it in that way.

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So if you articulate well, you both feel and

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get more confident and you save your voice.

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Because maybe it could be the challenge as I'm now feeling a bit sore and

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irritated.

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And then you try to not get too loose but then

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you have it building up.

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So do you have any tips and suggestion on

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that?

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Just think about how much you use your lips when you are talking that you in you

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should really be in front.

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It should be almost in front of your face.

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It sounds a little peculiar, but it helps you really.

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Okay.

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And if you say a word like long, long, you use your tongue.

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Your tongue is in the upper front and o long and n. Then you use your tongue and then you

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speak up here in the mouth and don't use and then you're not sitting used to say sitting

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the words in your throat when it's sore.

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So it helps you good.

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And then you can take your help from your body as well.

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So it's important that you stretch up your body in its full length and look in the mirror

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and see how you walk through life raise your head and your eyes and pull back your

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shoulders.

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Then you will automatically get focused.

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And you get a focused mindset when you do that.

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And I think now focus is a huge topic, why our listeners, they can write to us and ask

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questions, I think.

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Yes.

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And the email address is info at pik.

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New at pip new.

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So hit us with questions.

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Great.

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Yeah.

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So now I got thinking about my new setup here regarding posture and equipment and

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other things like that, so that's things that you could improve over time.

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But it was great to test a new microphone and also to do it even if it's not optimal with

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your sound voice, throat, whatever.

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But I have, as always some hot tea here ready

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if something could happen.

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Really nice.

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Well, Martin, take your tea and relax.

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And be careful about your voice.

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Thanks.

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And we will continue.

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Yes, we will.

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So talk soon again.

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Yes, we do.

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Cheers.

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Cheers.