How to dress for public speaking success

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Whether they’re delivering a TEDx talk, speaking at a conference, or presenting to colleagues, many of my clients want to know how to dress for their big presentations. That’s a reasonable question. But today’s audiences rightly value authenticity over appearance, which begs a different question: does what we wear when presenting even matter?

My answer?

No.

Maybe. 

And yes. (But not for the reason you’d think.)

The No: Why your attire doesn’t matter

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How to deliver your best talk to a hybrid audience

At long last, we’re seeing a slow return to in-person events.

As speakers, most of us are thrilled by the prospect of once again being in the room with our audiences… to feed off the virtuous energy cycle and be able to more effectively respond to their non-verbal cues. Hooray!

Yet lower costs and higher attendance make virtual events likely to be permanent fixtures; some events have grown their audiences four-fold because of the virtual setting. What virtual events can’t do, though, is replace the many boons of in-person events, so trends indicate that hybrid events will become the norm.

What does this mean for speakers?

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