World Champion Speaker Craig Valentine suggests you have a Conversation space (C space) and a Story space (S space) onstage. When in the C space you are forward onstage, talking directly to the audience. When you are in the S space you move backwards to go into your story.
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Tim Wilson
Professional Speech Coach
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