A common mistake of
inexperienced speakers is an over-use of narration instead of dialog. Think of
narration as just standing there and holding forth, or “talking at them,” and
you get the idea. Instead you score big with dialog. Consider this:
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Dialog forces
you to move on purpose, and your audience will of necessity be captivated
watching, literally, a moving target. Maybe it’s just the turn of the head in
the following: [slightly to the left] “Bill, did you remember to bring the
money?” [then slightly to the right] “My God, was I supposed to bring it?” Or,
when delivering dialog between an adult and a child, try looking down and to
the left [adult to child], up and to the right [child to adult].
·
Dialog also
cries out for both emotional content as well as economy of expression. So,
instead of “Bill was really angry when he said he wasn’t going” say, “Bill
said, ‘I’M NOT GOING!’” - and put the anger in both your voice and your body
language.
An effective public speaker
masters all the elements of communication such as economy of word choice, eye
contact, vocal variety, appropriate audience involvement – and mastery of the power
of dialog.
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