What role does body language play in making oral presentation effective ?

Body language plays an important role in making oral presentation effective. A confident and positive language attract the listeners attention body and makes communication effective. Body language depends upon features such as, facial expressions, posture, body movements gestures, eye-contact and touch.
Facial expressions are the best guide to a person's feelings and level of confidence. They can communicate happiness, anger, surprise, embarassment, fear, indecision etc. Therefore, while making oral presentations one should also beforehand school one's face to show the appropriate and required reactions.
Posture is the physical appearance of a peron and can clearly indicate whether a person is relaxed, confident or insecure. Hunched shoulders and slouching can indicate insecurity while straight shoulders, erect and tall posture convey confidence. Proper posture enables one to make oral presentations forceful and compelling. It adds power to one's presentation.
Body movements and gestures are also an indication of one's level of confidence. Unnecessay use of hands, pacing around and jerky movements detract from the effect ofa presentation. Gestures and body movements should be carefully monitored so that they add to the presentation rather than drawing away the listener's attention. Eyecontact and touch are also significant aspects of body language. A straight Eyecontact indicates confdence. openness positive aproach. It adds to a positive body language and during oral presentations goes towards making it effective. Touch such as a firm handshake, y also gives a good greeting start to one's presentation.
Therefore, we can confidently say that a good, positive body language which gives out strong nibes goes along way towards making oal presentations efective. While speaking, one should communicate clearly, confdently in forceful tone so that the listener's attention does not stray.

An oral presentation's content and substance may be excellent but it may not be effective if it is poorly presented. A nervous, shy and insecure body language kills an oral presentation. The message is not conveyed properly and the meaning is lost.Therefore, one should practice and work towards a positive and confident body language if one has to make one's oral presentation efective.