Self-Presentation skills:
Self-presentation is the manner in which we present ourselves in front of others. It includes our dressing style, our body language, our way of talking etc. One should know how to present themselves, as a professional or as a sophisticated person. Our success depends on how we impress others through our body language.
The Self-presentation is a package which includes self-confidence, self-awareness, accepting ourselves, trusting ourselves etc. Building every aspect of the package is essential to become a good self-presenter.
Self-confidence:
Confidence is trusting ourselves. Knowing and believing that whatever we are doing is correct and up to the mark. Confidence is the key to success. That is why it is said that if you have little skills, it doesn’t matter, but you should have confidence in doing everything.
Communication:
Communication, the way we express our thoughts and ideas. To get our work done or to achieve our goal, we need to be a good communicator. It is very important to communicate and let the other person know what exactly we want. Here it is important to know how you communicate. If your communication style is rude, you might face difficulties to get clients or achieve success. Adding soft skills to our communication style helps us to handle any situation smoothly, and at the same time it helps us to be a good self-presenter.
Non-verbal communication:
Non-verbal communication mainly consists of our body language and our facial expressions. The way we react to things, the way we sit, talk, eat everything comes under the umbrella of non-verbal communication. Our body language, facial expression, our tone of speaking tells a lot about ourselves to the other person. So it is important to know and nourish our non-verbal communication skills.
Personal appearance:
It’s how we appear in front of others. Being a good self-presenter means to understand how we look and what people think about us. The way we dress up is very important in our personal appearance. Whatever dress we are wearing, it should be worn as well as carried comfortably and must suit the purpose of the event. The accessories which we are using should be simple and should match our dress and appearance. Remember to come in the eyes of the people, so that they follow you as their idol.
Self-awareness:
It is always good to get to know ourselves and improve on the things which hamper our self-growth. Always upgrading our skills helps us to know more about ourselves.
A good presenter can influence many people. So our target should be first to influence our own self than others.