In this video, I talk about how to find out information about your audience so you can tailor your presentation appropriate.

 
Some ways to research an audience include:

• Scan publications your audience reads
• Contact insiders
• Internet research
• Talk to other speakers who’ve spoken to this audience
• Talk with the “locals”

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In this video, I talk about how the time of day you give your presentation can impact your audience, and how you can overcome challenges that timing may present you with.

Time of day can affect your audience in a number of ways:

• hunger level
• energy level
• attention level
• insufficient sleep
• distractions

Things you can do to overcome these challenges include:

• be more energetic
• include audience participation activities
• include breaks in longer presentations
• break with a cliffhanger

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Once you know who your audience is, you’ll need to consider where your audience will be when you give your presentation. In this video, I go over the basic logistics that can affect your presentation.

The logistics I talk about include:

• Acoustics
• Seating
• Lighting
• Temperature
• Outside Noise

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To be effective, your presentations need to be tailored to your audience. In this video, I discuss the basic audience demographics that can affect your presentation and why they are important.

The demographics I talk about include:

• Age range
• Male to female ratio
• Occupation and economic status
• Educational background
• Political orientation
• Leisure activities

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In this video, I chat with Carol McManus, known is some circles as “The LinkedIn Lady”, about her public speaking super power.

In the video, she shared her advice for being an effective speaker. Her tips and suggestions include:

1. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Realize you’ve just changed your position from sitting in the audience to standing before them … but you’re still the same person.
2. The audience is there to support you. Embrace and tap into their support of you.
3. Your purpose for being there is to serve the audience. Be of service and you will succeed.

For more information:

• Carol McManus

Other speakers in this series from that event include: Bridget Brady, Maurice DiMino, Eldonna Lewis-Fernandez and Martin Presse.

Would you like me to speak at your meeting or event? I am available to speak to your group, both in-person and virtually, on a variety of topics. For more information, visit www.carmaspence.com/speaker.