Question

is being authentic, if you rehearse your pitch prior to presenting? why or why not?

Answer 1

For making any presentation successful you have to rehearse till you become fluent. When you are rehearsing your pitch before presentation at the you are molding your way of speech then if you are satisfied with your practice then you will focus on other activities of the presentation.

It's very much authentic that you must rehearse before presentation because you are going to present your speech or content to the target audience and this is your responsibility to make a presentation effective and successful for that you have to rehearse and practice and you must follow some points while rehearsing :

That you should not copy some one style for presentation you must create your own way of presentation the natural way.

The time management while presentation is very important so while rehearsing you prepare your PPT with in a particular time frame.

Visit the place where you are going to present see the physical settings of the hall where you are going to present if possible make your rehearsal at that place.

You must record your rehearsal and listen to it and take feedback and advice from your friends or guide they will help you in making your presentation better.

Being authentic provides a self inner happiness and satisfaction it helps you in performing much better because you are happy from inside and enjoy doing what you have assigned and it results in a very effective manner.

When you are rehearsing the presentation which means you real wants that presentation must be successful and genuine then you are fare with yourself and with your audience.

When you are at leadership level then it's very important quality that you must be authentic and real to yourself and your team members. Like for example our ministers are not authentic because what they present and what they deliver in real in not the same so the authencity fails.

But back to our questions being authentic is important before making preparations and rehearsal is the best way to make your presentation fruitful and effective for team and your targeted audiences.