5 ways to connect with people
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DownloadExploring how to use your voice and body on stage
will help you tackle the most important piece of giving a powerful talk:
connecting with your audience.
People aren't computers.
They're social creatures with all kinds of unique traits.
Your first job as a speaker is to build a trusting human bond with your audience.
There are many ways to do that.
Here are five suggestions:
1. Make eye contact.
Make eye contact with members of your audience right from the start of your talk
and continue making eye contact throughout.
Humans learn a lot about one another through eye contact.
Our brains can detect the tiniest muscle movements in someone else's eyes.
We use that information to figure out all sorts of things—
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Key Vocabulary (13)
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
People refers to a group of human beings or the general public. It is the standard plural form of the word 'person'.
To speak in order to give information or express ideas, feelings, or thoughts. It typically involves a conversation between two or more people or a person addressing an audience.
To begin doing something or to cause something to happen for the first time. It is frequently used when talking about movements, journeys, or making a machine or engine begin to work.
To allow something to be seen by pointing it out or displaying it. It can also mean to explain or demonstrate how to do a specific task.
The organ of the body that humans and animals use to see. It is located on the face and allows us to perceive light, color, and shapes.
A group of people who gather together to watch or listen to a performance, such as a play, concert, or movie. It also refers to the specific group of people who read a book, watch a TV show, or use a product.
excellent
"Great idea!"
A speaker is an electronic device that converts electrical signals into audible sound. It is used to listen to music, voices, or other sounds from computers, phones, or home entertainment systems.
"The speaker is important."
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"Make eye contact with members of your audience right from the start of your talk"
"I don't show as much empathy as my non-autistic friends do."
"And that is because I am bursting inside with every single emotion one feels at..."
"some of the struggles that they’re going through"
"Exploring how to use your voice and body on stage will help you tackle the most..."
"We use that information to figure out all sorts of things"
"Otherwise, let’s say happiness, for example, would come out as a huge burst of g..."
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