Speech Delivery and

Nonverbal Communication
1. Posture
 POWER POSTURE

Pick one that suits you and

Use it to influence your
audience
FORMAL POSTURE
2. Movement during presentation greatly helps you to
maintain yourself
► Movement to hold attention
► Move to get rid of nervousness
► Move to suggest Transitions
► Move to Increase Emphasis
3. GESTURES
► Emblems They speak louder
than you
► Illustrators
Affect displays
► People’s behavior when their favorite team wins a game
► When an angry person leaves the room and slam or kick the door
► Watch man makes threatening moves when they are upset but don’t really
want to fight
Regulators
Adapters
Facial Expressions
Appearance
► Clothing / Attire: Your inappropriate dress for the
occasion can be a distraction to some in your audience.
Excessive, flashy, unusual, or noisy jewelry can be a
problem for both genders.

► Refrain from overdressing or under dressing. In a

business setting, a conservatively tailored suit of a dark
color is preferable. For men a while shirt remains the
standard. A white, cream, or pastel shirt is preferable
for women. Loud colors or busy patterns should be
avoided. Clothing should be clean and pressed. Shoes
should be shined and in good repair.
► Few accessories should be worn. Those that are should be
relatively inconspicuous. Audience attention should be on the
presentation, not distracted by large or flashy jewelry, such as
glittery rings and watches or dangling necklaces and ear rings.

► Hair should be clean and neatly styled. Hair that is too long, too
fluffed, unkempt, or that falls across the face is distracting and
detracts from a professional appearance. Fingernails should be
clean, well manicured, and trimmed to a moderate length. Pale
nail polish is preferred. Very long fingernails painted in bright or
dark colors can distract an audience when a speaker gestures.

► Clothing of very bold or bright colors should be avoided.

Shocking pink or neon green may be stylish and attractive to
wear to a party, but will not create a favorable impression
during a business presentation
AVOID DISTRACTING HABITS
► Never chew gum in a an official setting/sitting
► Never smoke in a business presentation
► Refrain from fiddling with clothing, jewelry, hair, fingernails, audio-visual
equipment, or in any manner that could distract the attention of the
audience
► Avoid loud colored dresses
Other Nonverbal Codes

► Physical appearance
► body shape, hairstyle, clothing
► Environment and artifacts
► classroom design, lighting, visual aids
► Chronemics
► being on time, late, rushing through speech
► Proxemics
► Space between communicators