You are preparing for a public appearance and are a little nervous, because you have to tell about something to strangers. You need to capture the attention of the audience, keep it and convey the information to the audience so that they understand everything correctly. Are you going to tell clients about a new product or defend your dissertation, or are you reading a talk at a charity event? Whatever your goal, you need to work with your audience in the right way.
Instructions
Step 1
Remember that you are greeted by clothes. You must look impeccable when you go out to read your report. Make sure that you are wearing a high-quality, ironed and clean suit, your shoes shine, everything is in order with your hair. If you look serious and trustworthy, then the audience will treat you with respect and attention, at least at the beginning of your speech, and then, to keep the audience, you will need to apply the skill of the speaker.
Step 2
The speech you are about to give is like a floating craft on the high seas. A fragile boat or a luxurious airliner - what is your report? Will you calmly cut through the waves of people's attention with your text, or will you barely be able to stay afloat, constantly risking losing the attention of your listeners? If at least one guest yawns in the hall, then soon you will notice that the rest are beginning to nod off. Build your talk so that it contains a plot. A few jokes will help dilute the report, which mainly consists of a listing of values and indicators. Use visual aids if possible. Some people are better at hearing information, others need pictures and graphics. To grab the attention of every listener in the audience, use all available methods of conveying information. The report itself should be logical, clearly structured and interesting.
Step 3
It happens that you list some numbers and draw conclusions from them, but there is a lot of data, and the audience, who caught your thought faster than you finished it, got somewhat distracted and bored. Not a single person can continuously perceive information, even important and interesting. Therefore, if you see that people are tired, take a break. To get your audience's attention back, sweep your eyes around the audience. The audience will start looking at you again and listening carefully to your speech.
Step 4
The voice is your main instrument when you read a talk. The ability to control intonation, pause, somewhere to speed up, and somewhere to slow down, raise or lower the voice - all this determines the success of the report. A confident and strong voice is what will allow you to grab the audience's attention unconditionally. If people understand that your speech reflects what you yourself believe in, that you take your words seriously, this will generate tremendous interest and response.
Step 5
Don't forget to pause. At important points in your talk, pause for a moment to gather the audience's attention. Speech speed is very important. Slow speech builds a trusting atmosphere, while faster speech builds up tension. Except, of course, when the speaker is just chattering with excitement.
