2-Minute Tip: Let the Audience Respond When you tell a joke, make a humorous aside, show an entertaining picture, or land a heavy or emotional point, it’s important to give your audience a chance to experience the emotions you’ve just inspired in them. That means that while you plan your presentation, and your timing, you need to allow time to respect your audience’s reaction….
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5848678/height/0/width/0/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”” width=””] 2-Minute Tip: Use Silence Everything we do as speakers communicates something to the audience — how we move, how we dress, how we gesture, how we speak, and how we don’t speak. Silence is a powerful tool. A speaker can use silence to: Emphasize a point Let your audience soak up information Give your audience a break Let the audience take notes Get…