HEAD MOVEMENT CAN BE OFF-PUTTING
When talking, be conscious of your head and the way it can move while you are presenting. Try to avoid excessive and vigourous head movements in a forwards backwards or sideways direction.
Pronounced head movements can occur during delivery by distracting listeners from spoken words. They can become entranced by how nodding, bobbing, and head movement occur.
Using the head to emphasise the point can be a reinforcing gesture providing it’s not carried too extreme. Head movements need to be sparing and calculated to add to what’s being spoken. Don’t allow them to become distracting.
Quite often on television presenters demonstrate the excessive head movement. Learn about what not to do by seeing how it’s done and measure your response as a listener when this distraction takes place.
We have an organization called Toastmasters. It may be worldwide. They cover these types of habits in their material and end up turning people into better public speakers.
I was a toastmaster for many years and enjoyed the learning. I also did a lot of work on public speaking with children.