August 11, 2015

When it goes wrong - part 1

Fellow speaker,

According to Speaker Rich Hopkins there are several things you can do when something threatens to distract your audience from your speech:

  • Stop - stop it before it starts - get people to turn off their cell phones, etc.
  • Ignore - don't pay any attention to it and go on with your speech
  • Get close - move onstage to the place where the distraction is occurring - this focuses attention on the persons causing the disturbance and they will usually stop doing what they are doing
Distracted,

Tim Wilson
Professional Speech Coach
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