Presenters should always be keeping track of their movement, breathing and timing while giving their presentation. With the Apple Watch, tracking these three items is easier than ever. The smartwatch has released new set of apps that help monitor your health. These apps also serve as a few tricks to tracking your body during your presentation training.
Movement
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Did you take enough steps today? You can now keep up with how much you move thanks to Apple’s activity tracker. The circles slowly fill in and connect the more you move around. This feature is not only great for wellness, but it’s an effective trick for your presentation training. If you are concerned about pacing too much in front of your audience, or not moving at all, use this tracker.
Record yourself performing your presentation. When you play it back, notice how much you move as you speak. Your movements should be deliberate and involve every corner of the room. Too much pacing will make you appear nervous. No movement at all will have to same effective. But a natural stride that addresses everyone in the audience is perfect. You can measure how much movement this involves on your Apple Watch. Try to match that activity measurement as you practice your presentation.
Breathing
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Our air intake is not only a vital part of life. It helps keep us calm, focused and mindful of the rest of our body. Apple Watch added in a new feature that tracks your breathing patterns. According to Apple’s website, it “helps you stay centered and practice daily mindfulness.” You need to achieve these two things to give an impactful speech, as well as calming any nervous jitters.
The best method for controlling breathing before a presentation is the 4 x 4 breathing technique. You simply inhale and hold the air for 4 seconds, then exhale the air for 4 seconds. This technique is used to help Navy SEALS stay calm in stressful situations. Your Apple Watch can help you monitor your breathing with their new feature, which will help you stay relaxed and focused during your presentation training.
Timing
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Time is everything. It controls when we wake up, go to sleep, go to work, go home and everything in between. That’s why we have watches in the first place. The Apple Watch not only functions as a traditional watch, but it has the stopwatch and alarm app just like the smartphone. For presentations, you will have to stay within a timeframe. It’s important to stay within the timeframe to be courteous to your audience’s time.
PowerPoint has a timer feature that will count down the allotted time you enter. You can also ask a friend to give you warning signals from the audience to help you wrap up on time. Or you can use the Apple Watch. Ask you practice your presentation, plug in the time your presentation must run into the timer. When time is up, you will get an alert on your wrist. This is a great tool for your presentation training.
The Apple Watch is making lives easier with tracking and timing applications. You can easily apply these life hacks to your presentation training. With new updates sure to come, the Apple Watch will continue to offer up more tricks to help us better ourselves.
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