Master the Art of Public Speaking
Where Do I Look? How to Engage with Your Audience
A course by Dasha Dollar-Smirnova , Public Speaking Coach
Joined June 2021
Joined June 2021
About the video: Where Do I Look? How to Engage with Your Audience
Overview
“I teach you that establishing a strong relationship with the audience is crucial for a successful talk. Eye contact plays a vital role in engaging the audience, and techniques like scanning the room, rotating eye contact, and focusing on friendly faces can enhance this connection. I introduce the "triangle technique" to divide the audience into sections for effective engagement. Additionally, I provide guidance on managing Q&A sessions, including tips on handling questions during a presentation, preparing for potential questions, and responding to challenging audience members with courtesy and respect.”
In this video lesson Dasha Dollar-Smirnova addresses the topic: Where Do I Look? How to Engage with Your Audience, which is part of the Domestika online course: Master the Art of Public Speaking. Learn to overcome fear, find your voice, and communicate effectively in any professional or personal setting.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now the final element of your performance is how you interact and relate with your audience. And eye contact is really critical for this. This can be really challenging for most people because when we feel nervous, we tend to want to avoid eye contact. Or if we're struggling to find a train of thought, we might look up, down, anywhere but at our audience. So it's important to practice and maintain steady eye contact with your audience. But also make sure you're giving eye contact to your entire audience and not just a single point that you're fixated on. So think about how you can divide yo...”
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Course summary for: Master the Art of Public Speaking
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Communication
Dasha Dollar-Smirnova
A course by Dasha Dollar-Smirnova
Dasha Dollar-Smirnova is a public speaking coach, and founder of Frog Talk, a company that provides public speaking training workshops. Dasha originally trained and worked in the field of drama and theatre which is where she built her confidence and found her voice.
Her first job was working for advertising agency Hogarth Worldwide, where she applied her acting background to the pitching team and helped the company become one of the UK’s fastest growing advertising agencies. Since then, she has obtained a master’s in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health and devoted herself, and Frog Talk, to helping individuals and companies master public speaking and become better communicators.
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