Presentation styles

As a presenter, I have noticed the audience often spends more time paying attention to the presenters’ mannerisms rather than the topic of the speech. Mind you that I don’t do any of these personally…

Among them are:

• Patty Cake-- this person uses her hands to pat or even slap her thighs repeatedly during the presentation. I want to ask her to bake me a cake as fast as she can.
• The Pacer-- he likes to move when he talks--back and forth, back and forth, wearing down an area on the carpet.
• The (Hand) Wringer-- consistently squeezes his hands together as if he was attempting to create a diamond between his palms.
• (Hair) Flipper-- Reminiscent of Cher in her super-long hair days. I got you babe.
• The Choker- this gent spends as much of his time clearing his craw as he does communicating.
• The Rocking Horse-- she sways and teeters rather precariously.
• The Jingler-- this guy has change in his pocket going jing-aling-a-lang. Isn’t that a song? In any case, it is darn distracting.
• Napoleon--This gent has to have one hand buried deep within his jacket. Usually the shorter men have this affectation.
• The Angry Presenter (aka the arm crosser)—this person keeps his arms crossed tightly against his chest conveying a distaste for his audience.

Do any of these sound familiar?