Effective Public Speaking Index


When you stand before the audience :


The audience sees a speaker before it hears him. It also forms an opinion of him before he says a word. Timid or aggressive it may say to itself or How poised. Whether these judgments are valid or not, they are made.


Hence a speaker must consider how he looks to the audience.


The following elements help the audience form an opinion:

Posture

Movement

Gesture

Eye - contact

Visual factors

Dress