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So you've prepared an excellent lesson plan.

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Great.

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Well done.

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Time to take a nap, right? [Boy taking a nap at his computer desk woken by a loud instrument]

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Nope.

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Not even close.

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Sleep is for the weak.

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You'll never sleep again.

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…What?

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Sometimes we like being overly dramatic.

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Anyway, you still need to present your lesson to the rest of your class. [Woman walking up on stage]

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And if you have stage fright, that might seem a lot harder than sitting alone in your room

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with a bunch of books. [Girl sitting on a bed surrounded by books]

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But don't worry.

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If you follow these tips, you're much more likely to receive your classmates' applause…

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…rather than their rotten vegetables. [Class mates throwing vegetables at student giving a presentation]

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Though we're not sure why they brought so many rotten vegetables to school in the first

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place…

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First, be sure to speak slowly and clearly.

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It's important that your classmates understand you, so keep things clear, and don't rush [Girl power walking down a street].

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Remember, it's not a race.

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And even if it were, you'd need to run, not just talk super fast.

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Second, make eye contact with your audience.

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Not only will this keep you from staring down at your notes the whole time, which is a big [Boy staring down at his notes while giving a presentation]

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presentation no-no…

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…it'll also help to keep your audience's eyes on you, instead of that video of a cat

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falling off of a couch that's on their phone. [Classmates watching a video of a cat falling off a couch on a smartphone]

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Though to be fair, that is a hilarious video…

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Third, make your voice sound exciting and interesting.

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Studies have found boring monotone voices to be very boring and [Classmates falling asleep at the sound of a monotone voice]

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the worst and the most boring and the worst and…what?

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You get the picture.

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It's boring, so don't be afraid to spice things up a bit.

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But don't use all sorts of crazy voices, like an actor in a radio play. [Boy sticking his tongue out while giving a presentation]

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Well…unless your lesson's about radio plays, in which case, go nuts.

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Fourth, use gestures and facial expressions to keep your presentation interesting.

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Again, you don't have to go full mime, but gestures and facial expressions are great [Boy waving his arms at the front of the class]

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tools for emphasis, and keeping your audience's attention.

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That said, you've gotta admit that those mimes sure can capture people's attention. [Mime on stage performing for a crowd of people]

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Finally, be sure to pause to let your audience respond.

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Sure, you know the material front to back, but your audience might not, so it's good

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if they have opportunities to check whether they understand everything you're saying. [Audience members raising their hand to ask a question]

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And last but not least, you don't need to answer questions about why the cat kept falling

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off of the couch.

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That's the cat's problem. [Cat perched on the top of a couch]

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Get your life together, cat.

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