One of the best ways to get your audience engaged during a public speaking event is to choose a topic ______ .
A: that makes you nervous
B: that allows you to interact with the audience
C: that you know a little about
D: that is beyond your moral and academic arena
A: that makes you nervous
B: that allows you to interact with the audience
C: that you know a little about
D: that is beyond your moral and academic arena
举一反三
- How to select a topic for public speaking? A: choose among topics you are familiar with B: choose among topics you are interested in C: choose among topics your audience cares about D: use Internet for help
- Now you are planning to give a 5-minute speech to your classmates in this course on a topic you are interested in. Think about the purpose, topic, audience and venue of your presentation and answer the following questions. 1) What is your purpose of giving the presentation? 2) What topic do you want to address? 3) What are the main points you want to make? 4) What do you know about your audience? 5) What do you know about the presentation venue?
- Once you have your topic, you need to ____ your audience’s interest in the topic, their knowledge about it, and their attitudes toward it.
- A firm eye contact makes your audience feel respected, and makes your words more trustworthy. To speak effectively, you need genuine eye contact, because this allows you to see the audience’s feedback.
- You look more nervous to your audience than you actually feel.