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Addressing a large audience is frightening enough. Add a microphone and that fear becomes overwhelming. To master your fear, take control of the situation.
- Arrive early so the technician can modulate your speaking level at the mic to a comfortable decibel.
- Practice a few sentences with the mic on so you aren't taken aback by the sound of your enhanced voice.
- Grasp a hand mic at the handle with a firm grip and hold it a few inches away from your mouth so sounds don't "pop."
- Stand straight at a lectern mic. Bend over and you look distorted...like so many Academy Award presenters who should know better.
- Position a "lav" mic out of chin grazing distance, but close enough to pick up your voice when you turn your head.
Adeptness with a microphone demonstrates your confidence as a speaker, and amplifies your professionalism to new heights.
This micmastery is brought to you by Executive Speak/Write, oral and written communications trainers who want to ensure your communications are relationship-driven.
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