
preparing with empathy
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These are all speakers in the public eye, but the audience will
apply similar judgement to you as a speaker. From the second
you stand up to the moment you sit down, you give out signals
about who you are as a speaker, what you stand for and what you
will give to the audience. We looked at how your body and voice
affect this in Part 1; now let’s look at how you can empathise
with the hopes your audience have about you as a speaker.
Exactly the same speech can be delivered in countless different
ways by different speakers, depending on the personal touch
that they bring. What will be your personal touch? How can you ...