"Things That Turn Listeners Off"

The key to public speaking is to remember that it is not about you.  It is about your audience.  Your job as a presenter is to ensure your audience benefits from their time spent with you.  This means ensuring you avoid any distractions that will detract from your message. 

Wanda Vasallo, author of Speaking with Confidence, shares her list of things that turn listeners off.  Here are a few of them.

- A know-it-all attitude:  While you should be the expert on your topic, your attitude should not portray this.

- Using words and terminology the audience does not understand or know the meaning:  Your vocabulary should be tailored to the audience.  You would not necessarily use the same vocabulary with 4th graders as with adults.

- Repititious movements such as rocking or pacing:  Practice purposeful movement.  Instead of wandering around the stage, take 2 deliberate steps in a direction and plant yourself.  When you move again, take 2 deliberate steps to the next location and plant.

I will share a few more of Wanda's "things that turn listeners off" over the next few weeks.

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