March 27, 2011

Move groove

Fellow speaker,

It's easy to get into the habit of pacing about onstage.  The thought is, "This stage is SO big...I should use ALL of it!"  And from that the speaker starts continually walking back and forth while talking.  Remember to pause every now and then.  If you feel the need to move, move when you are discussing general points, but when you get to your most important point...stop moving.  Face the audience full on, and make that point.  Then continue moving.  This will "train" your audience to focus in on you when you stop moving.

About moving,

Tim