The way we Present ourselves makes a lot of difference! And the orientation shall start from early childhood
Presenting ourselves is an art. If we learn this skill, we will leave a long lasting impression on others wherever we go. This skill can be learnt with some practice and is a very essential part of our Personality.
Those who are presentable, are always adored and looked upon as per human psychology. And they seem to be more trustworthy. But those who are not much presentable or have good presentation skills, seem messy and are not trusted or bothered about much.
The way we talk, the way we dress, the way we write our answer sheets, the way we address the other person, the way we express our ideas, the way we address some disagreement, tells a lot about us and our personality. It can either make another person our fan, or anti us.
Some conscious seeding from an early age can help the child get oriented towards good presentation skills right from the very beginning, benefiting them later on in every life aspect.
It all starts with personal hygiene – Personal hygiene is the starting point of our presentation abilities. Personal cleanliness, tidiness, grooming & neatness makes us feel fresh, confident & positive. We parents do all in our capacity to make children follow hygiene, but a lot of times they become careless or make parents tell them a lot. During those times, cultural initiatives at our homes do help, but more than that is their orientation towards the cause-effect which motivates them to follow good hygiene. Not for others, but for themselves
Keep mock article writing activities at home – another aspect that directly affects our presentation abilities is our handwriting and how well and clearly we express ourselves in our write-ups. Children should be motivated, not to do decoration, but be presentable in their write-ups. Underlining key pointers, mentioning clear sequence of points & clean readable content, sow the seed of good presentable traits which always go along as we grow
“Let’s explain the episode” activity – We consume a lot of content on TV, be it documentaries or serials or reality shows or any of the vlogs. We can utilize that for the good. Turn by turn, family members can come forward to present the idea of the episode, starting from parents, to demonstrate right presentation skills. Children see parents and they grasp from them. Then they practice by themselves. When children present it well, incentivise them to keep them motivated.
Talk openly and candidly to children, when we meet people with poor presentation skills in our day to day life – It is not to demean the other person, but to consciously sow the idea what presentation aspects of the other person aren’t appealing, especially the way the other person speaks. It will make children aware of the things which normally people like and what they don’t like about other people, and they will work upon themselves not to develop wrong habits. And may be become more particular about presenting themselves especially while they speak
Start by demonstrating good presentation ourselves – Be it a clean car we drive, properly arranged house we live in, well kept book shelf, properly arranged wardrobes, neat and clean laptop table or anything else. Let’s demonstrate to them how small things go a long way. Children will eventually follow our footsteps
Educate them that inside presentation and personality is very important alongside outside one – We see people around who are brilliant from the outside, at least in how they carry themselves, but not that good human beings from inside. Our presentation and interaction becomes much decorated when our inner self is also shedding positive vibes all around. For inner presentation to compliment our outer presentation, we need to educate children to be warm, charmful, welcoming, friendly & respectful. We should be genuine, and need not to fake anything or become over conscious about our presentation. Our true self will automatically make that connection with the other person.
The way we carry ourselves leaves a lot of traces around, and people do make perceptions about us accordingly. If we carry ourselves well, are presentable, other people will accept us more readily than when we are not much presentable! Let’s orient children towards good presentation skills from the very beginning.
