An experienced speaker uses timing to deliver an effective speech. The clich: It is not what you say but more on how you say it, applies so much to public speaking.
Where you put your pauses during your presentation is one of the important aspects of maintaining an audience that is free from drowsing off. Couple this with humor and you are definitely on a roll.
The speaker should be alert to recognize and exploit opportunities presented by the crowd's reaction, and time his responses accordingly in the course of the speech.
One of the skills the speaker should learn is to read the mood of the audience and react accordingly, as for instance stopping his speech in perfect timing with the audience's spontaneous burst of laughter.
Make sure to remember that laughter is extremely difficult to get and so very much easy to discourage. The speaker should learn the art of maintaining a connection with the audience through eye contact when about to deliver the final part of a joke.
The size of the audience is a factor in the effective use of timing. A small crowd will be more attentive and the speaker should be quicker in his delivery and expect instant reactions than he would from a larger gathering. A large crowd in a large venue on the other hand will take some time to react to the speaker's promptings. People at the back will also be a little late in responding to the punch lines delivered by the speaker.
Unseemly as it would seem, silence is an instrument of good public speaking to drive home a point or make the audience hold their breath in anticipation of something. Experienced speakers know the pitfalls of continuous and monotonous speech that will bore the audience to death. Believe it or not, instead of getting the audience more interested, they become even more distracted. When a speaker is able to use pauses and silences to great effect in his speeches then he can rightfully claim that he has mastered the art of public speaking. Sometimes a speaker needs brief pauses to collect his wits. These pauses last from half a second to two. You do not have to literally count though, just keep in mind to slow down. This gives the audience a chance to absorb all of what it is you are getting across. It also helps if you change the inflection in your voice during the end of a thought as this could also signal to the audience that another thought is coming their way. Pauses are also an effective means if you want to highlight something. Put it before any word or thought you want the audience to focus on, they will most definitely get that.
Where you put your pauses during your presentation is one of the important aspects of maintaining an audience that is free from drowsing off. Couple this with humor and you are definitely on a roll.
The speaker should be alert to recognize and exploit opportunities presented by the crowd's reaction, and time his responses accordingly in the course of the speech.
One of the skills the speaker should learn is to read the mood of the audience and react accordingly, as for instance stopping his speech in perfect timing with the audience's spontaneous burst of laughter.
Make sure to remember that laughter is extremely difficult to get and so very much easy to discourage. The speaker should learn the art of maintaining a connection with the audience through eye contact when about to deliver the final part of a joke.
The size of the audience is a factor in the effective use of timing. A small crowd will be more attentive and the speaker should be quicker in his delivery and expect instant reactions than he would from a larger gathering. A large crowd in a large venue on the other hand will take some time to react to the speaker's promptings. People at the back will also be a little late in responding to the punch lines delivered by the speaker.
Unseemly as it would seem, silence is an instrument of good public speaking to drive home a point or make the audience hold their breath in anticipation of something. Experienced speakers know the pitfalls of continuous and monotonous speech that will bore the audience to death. Believe it or not, instead of getting the audience more interested, they become even more distracted. When a speaker is able to use pauses and silences to great effect in his speeches then he can rightfully claim that he has mastered the art of public speaking. Sometimes a speaker needs brief pauses to collect his wits. These pauses last from half a second to two. You do not have to literally count though, just keep in mind to slow down. This gives the audience a chance to absorb all of what it is you are getting across. It also helps if you change the inflection in your voice during the end of a thought as this could also signal to the audience that another thought is coming their way. Pauses are also an effective means if you want to highlight something. Put it before any word or thought you want the audience to focus on, they will most definitely get that.
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