'A good
teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then
he can teach his lesson.
Connecting with the audience...
The audience
play a very important role in your public speaking. You need to build and
maintain a good rapport with them. In some way you may have to involve them in
your speech. Here are some suggestions.
- You
may start with a question to the audience. For example: 'do you know what Neil Armstrong said
first when he landed on the moon?
- You
may make them curious. For example: I
have something very funny to share with you which you will remember
forever. But I will tell this only at the end!
- You
may get some clarification from the audience. For example: Can anyone explain what causes colour
blindness?
- You
may five some interesting information which is common for all the audience
in general. For example: I am sure all of you have school going
kids. I am going to explain what causes loss of memory.
It will be a
good idea to know about the profile of the audience and their mix, their age
group, their interest areas etc. You can talk to the organisers of the event to
know this.
These may
appear to be small issues, but they are relevant to make your speech
interesting.
NC Sridharan
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