10 Essential Home Party Demo Tips

You’ve got a dozen people in front of you.
You’re ready to start your home party presentation.
Is your Body sending them right message?

What is Body Language?
It’s you as the whole package: how you stand, whether or not you make eye contact with your audience, the gestures you make, and how you dress. This includes perceptions that come through whether consciously or subconsciously, i.e. being overly-confident (coming off as a lion) or fearful (a meek pussycat.)

So, what can you do to make sure your body language makes your audience pay attention to you while communicating the right message?

10 Essential Tips:

1. Look your best and you’ll be more confident. You only need a couple pre-thought out outfits, and switch them out. Important: wear something you like, in a flattering color that looks good on you! This is not the time to try something trendy and out of your realm of comfort. Never dress suggestively.

2. Stop fidgeting. See #1 and this should not be a problem, especially if you have comfortable shoes.

3. Don’t overdue makeup. Keep a well maintained look, neat is preferable. Wear comfortable shoes since you’ll be standing for awhile.

4. SMILE! Greet with a smile, answer questions with a smile, chuckle, laugh, do it as often as possible without being fake.

5. Use hand and body gestures, just be careful not to overdo it.

6. Don’t whisper.
Do emphasize phrases and key words.

7. Don’t point at someone.
Don’t shake your fist. Don’t cross your arms. Don’t put your hands on your hip.

8. Do light non-suggestive touch, like a pat on the shoulder, finger to hand. Do shake hands.

9. Never stand behind a table. Do your presentation in front of the group, center.

10. Do keep a high energy level:
—An energetic walk and movements, passing of samples, and manner of talk can convey enthusiasm, love of product/service, and encourage your audience to pay attention.
—If you talk very slowly, or spew canned pitches, you will lose them. Worse? No future bookings.

Got any other suggestions? Come back to the Home Party Plan Advisor and post your comments and suggestions!

—Rina Valan

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Once upon a time, in 1984, a woman named Rina Valan was frustrated about the limits placed on women in the business world and in their personal relationships. Back then, you literally had one choice: raise a family or have a career. In addition, if women complained of lack of pleasure with a partner, it was just assumed she was ‘frigid.’ Those choices were just not acceptable to Rina, and so her mission because clear to be that champion for the financial and personal well-being of women and their partners. With a $10,000 loan from her mother and drawing out all her cash advances on credit cards, in August 1984 Rina started Fantasia Home Parties in a small dusty warehouse in Elizabeth, NJ. She loved her 3 year old daughter so much that she could not bear to leave her with a sitter, so she took her to work every day. In the evenings would train new consultants so they could sell at home parties and be able to support their families AND be there to take care of them too. Today, Rina and her daughter, Emily, still work side by side. So 30 years later, Fantasia Home Parties stands as the pioneer and leader in romance home parties. As one of the founding member of CAHPA (Certified Adult Home Party Association), Fantasia continues to forge the trail and we make it possible for women to be equals in matters of the heart, personal pleasure, or providing income for themselves and family. Some of us do it in pink high heels or sneakers, some are single or married, some are single moms, or some of us are even taking care of own moms. With over 33 years of executive experience in the Home Party and Direct Selling business, her personal attention and real life experience is the backbone of our team. It is not unusual that she shares her working experience daily by coaching and with personal support with both new and experienced consultants.

Rina Valan, President and Founder of Fantasia Home Parties