public speaking - Talk TO Your Audience, NOT AT Them Posted By : The Voice Lady

One of the secrets for becoming a dynamic public speaker is to make eye contact with your audience. While there are some courses on presentation skills or public speaking that teach you to stare at an object on the wall in order to eliminate your nervousness, I couldn't disagree more. All great performers, great actors, great athletes, and great public speakers experience nervousness. I teach what I refer to as the 5 characteristics of a dynamic public speaker and each one of these characteristics helps you control your nervousness as well. Making eye contact with your audience is one of the five and it is invaluable because once you are able to look into the eyes of your listeners, you are then taking the first step in being conversational with your audience.

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