Show Connecting with the AudienceAs a speaker, it is vital to make a personal connection with the audience. Your ability to establish this connection can make the difference between being evaluated positively or negatively, being believed or doubted, or delivering an effective or ineffective presentation. So, how do you make this connection? Simple, focus on identification and immediacy. Identification happens when a speaker emphasizes common values, goals, and experiences that exist between him or her and the audience. Immediacy refers to performing behaviors that increase feelings of liking, pleasure, and closeness in the minds of audience members. Below, tips on achieving identification and immediacy are discussed. IdentificationFinding and highlighting common ground between you, the speaker, and the audience is a great way to create identification during a presentation. Identification allows a speaker to remove the invisible barrier that separates the speaker and audience. Try to find and highlight common values, goals, and experiences. Common Values:Like a very basic audience analysis, think about what values you have in common with audience members. A sense of the difference between right and wrong, a belief in justice, or adhering to the golden rule are all good starting points for common values. Common Goals:In line with the same thought process as finding common values, think about goals that you are likely to share with audience members. A desire to be a better person, the pursuits of success and happiness, as well as mental and financial security are goals that many people share. Common Experiences: While all individuals have unique experiences that shape their worldviews, we often have similar experiences in life. Being part of a family or group, falling in love, and experiencing physical or emotional joy and pain are common to the human experience. Also, try using personal stories, as well as "we/us" language instead of an "I/you" style. ImmediacyPerforming certain behaviors during the delivery of a presentation typically improve an audience's evaluation and perception of a speaker. A few simple behaviors that you might try during your next speech are increased eye contact, relaxed posture, and smiling. Eye Contact: A speaker's ability to make and maintain eye contact during a presentation impacts the audience's evaluations of how likable and trustworthy the speaker is. More eye contact (though you will want to avoid appearing to stare at the audience) is usually associated with higher evaluations of both categories. Remember to limit your notes and maximize your practice time so that you can make eye contact instead of reading your speech. Relaxed Posture:A stiff speaker is less likely to connect with an audience than is a relaxed speaker. Relaxed speakers move freely and "own" the room, gesture comfortably, and generally seem conversational. Smiling:Findings from multiple studies suggest that humans rate those who smile as being more attractive than those who do not smile. Sure, you don't want to smile at inappropriate times or maintain a constant smile during your entire presentation, but when appropriate, remember to "say cheese" during your presentation. Prepared by Carl J. Brown Information partially adapted from Stephen Lucas' The Art of Public Speaking, Tenth Edition; Beebe, Beebe, & Ivy's Communication Principles for a Lifetime, Fourth Edition Page last modified December 19, 2019 cing elit. Nam lacinia pulvinar tortor nec facilisis. Pellent ultrices ac magna. Fusce dui lectus, congue vel laoreet ac, dictum vitae odio. Donec aliquet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam lacinia pulvinar tortor nec facilisis. Pellentesque dapibus efficitur laoreet. Nam risus ante, dapibus a molestie consequat, ultrices ac magna. Fusce dui lectus, congue vel laoreet ac, dictum vitae odio. Donec ali o. 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Nam risus ante, dapibus a molestie cons e vel laoreet ac, d a mole sum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam lacinia pulvina m ipsum dol How do you establish common ground with your audience?Try to see the issues from their various perspectives and identify the overlaps. Look for what your potential listeners have in common, in terms of their questions, concerns, and what they would find valuable. Finding this “common ground” will allow you to craft a core message that will speak to your entire audience.
What is a common ground in an audience?Common Ground.
Common ground is usually established in the form of a factual, uncontroversial statement that is likely familiar to your audience and which may comfortably orient them to your topic.
How do you establish common ground in a persuasive speech?Common Ground: In order to be persuasive, you need to establish common ground with your audience. They need to feel directly connected to the problem. Think about what you have in common with your audience—their values, interests, shared experiences—which can relate back to your topic.
Why is it important to establish common ground between the speaker and the audience?Finding and highlighting common ground between you, the speaker, and the audience is a great way to create identification during a presentation. Identification allows a speaker to remove the invisible barrier that separates the speaker and audience. Try to find and highlight common values, goals, and experiences.
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