Most people are comfortable having a one-on-one conversation. Put them in front of a crowd, however, and everything changes. But it doesn’t have to! Imagine you’re simply talking to one person who’s genuinely interested in what you have to say.
View every presentation as simply a conversation on a grander scale.
Stephanie:
A very useful observation. When I went looking for how old that idea is, I was surprised to find that it went back over a century:
http://joyfulpublicspeaking.blogspot.com/2010/11/all-speaking-is-public-speaking-or.html
Richard
And you are one of the best Tommy — I’ve seen you in action and I feel like you are talking directly to me.
Great tip…It works like a charm. I never give a speech…I always give a talk. Keeps my head in the game.