How to Speak to an Audience and Do it Well
Speaking to an audience could imply making presentations to small familiar groups or holding a large mass of people spellbound by your magic speech. Some speakers are more experienced than the others, but still many of them use devices which give an added effect to their speeches. Some of these devices are repetition, verb signals, examples, illustrations, eye contact, and many more.
Let us look at some useful tips for public speaking to groups of any size. Repetition of words or ideas is common, especially if it is an important word or concept in your speech. Also, if the audience has not heard it properly the first time, give them a second chance to hear it. You can also make your audience aware of what you are going to show and say next. Maybe there are some statistics coming or some examples which will enable them to understand your point clearer. This makes the audience sit up and wait for that next phase.
Examples and illustrations are always welcome, and the audience prefers to hear and see authenticity, than just listening to generalized statements. Anecdotes are also often interesting for a group, and sometimes they can help the audience to create empathy, just as examples do. Of course the comparisons and examples should be understandable by the audience and they should be able to relate to them.
Use questions in your talk and invite the participation of the audience. This helps to maintain interest, and develops a closer relationship between you and the audience. It encourages the audience to a mutual thinking process and they feel important. In other words, you talk directly to the audience, and make them feel like individuals. Audience interest should be your main goal, and they should not be treated like one mass of people.
Eye contact is essential, because then you establish a sort of bond with the audience. Be careful not to stare at one of them, just a few seconds at each person is enough. You can also decipher the interest of the audience if you look into their eyes.
But of course you have to speak well, and you can train yourself for that. The speaking can be effective if there is good voice production and articulation. If you want to deliver well, there are several factors that play an important role: pace, pitch, tone, volume and the use of the pause.
Maintain a slower pace than normal conversation, and vary it. If you want to emphasize something, go slow, and vary it according to your need. The pitch of your voice should definitely be low, because a low-pitched voice is pleasing to the audience. Also, if you deliberately lower the pitch of your voice, it will help you to relax as well.
The tone expresses feeling and show warmth and sincerity in your voice. Don’t sound aggressive, it may disturb the audience. Vary your volume to make the talk lively and interesting, but it should be loud enough to be heard by all. Use pauses effectively, for example to focus attention on what you have said or to make the audience think. Above all, know the needs of the audience and match your contents to their needs.
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