“If you find yourself always fiddling with your hands or keeping them in your pockets, try standing behind a chair or podium and planting your hands on the podium so you appear confident. Planting your hands displaces the nervous energy.” Another tip: “To rid yourself of saying ‘umm’ during a presentation, use physical displacement. Every time you are transitioning, do something small but physical, like moving your pen. Making a conscious effort to move your pen will turn your brain off from using a verbal filler instead.”
