Comments on: Size Matters – Shaping Your Speech To Match Your Audience http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/audience/size-matters-shaping-your-speech-to-match-your-audience The Premier Blog For Quickly Improving Your Public Speaking, Presentation & Communication Skills Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:56:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Never Give A Speech Without Having A Potato public speaking, presentation skills, business presentation | The Accidental Communicator http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/audience/size-matters-shaping-your-speech-to-match-your-audience/comment-page-1#comment-518 Never Give A Speech Without Having A Potato public speaking, presentation skills, business presentation | The Accidental Communicator Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:07:30 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/?p=703#comment-518 [...] this was not a typical speech, there wasn’t a speech to prepare. Instead I was looking at creating a play with three acts: an opening, then a second act after the banquet’s first speaker, but before its second [...] [...] this was not a typical speech, there wasn’t a speech to prepare. Instead I was looking at creating a play with three acts: an opening, then a second act after the banquet’s first speaker, but before its second [...]

]]> By: Dr. Jim Anderson http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/audience/size-matters-shaping-your-speech-to-match-your-audience/comment-page-1#comment-508 Dr. Jim Anderson Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:43:05 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/?p=703#comment-508 Legalees: Ahh, but then you've missed my point here -- you DO need to change your speech to match your audience's size. I suspect that you feel most comfortable when you have memorized your speech, that's really no problem. I would suggest that you create three separate speeches that are all pretty much that same; however, tailor them to the size of your audience: small, medium, and large. This way you can have the best of both worlds...! Legalees: Ahh, but then you’ve missed my point here — you DO need to change your speech to match your audience’s size. I suspect that you feel most comfortable when you have memorized your speech, that’s really no problem. I would suggest that you create three separate speeches that are all pretty much that same; however, tailor them to the size of your audience: small, medium, and large. This way you can have the best of both worlds…!

]]> By: Legalees http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/audience/size-matters-shaping-your-speech-to-match-your-audience/comment-page-1#comment-503 Legalees Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:34:38 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/?p=703#comment-503 I am a professional speaker who speaks for free and sells. I agree that size matters, but I also believe that the speech so be memorized and not vary too much I am a professional speaker who speaks for free and sells. I agree that size matters, but I also believe that the speech so be memorized and not vary too much

]]> By: Blue Elephant Consulting » Blog Archive » Dr. Jim Anderson Hosts The 2009 Transportation Supersession http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/audience/size-matters-shaping-your-speech-to-match-your-audience/comment-page-1#comment-471 Blue Elephant Consulting » Blog Archive » Dr. Jim Anderson Hosts The 2009 Transportation Supersession Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:17:04 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/?p=703#comment-471 [...] was not a typical speech, there wasn’t a speech to prepare. Instead Dr. Anderson was looking at creating a play with three acts: an opening, then a second act after the banquet’s first speaker, but before its second speaker. [...] [...] was not a typical speech, there wasn’t a speech to prepare. Instead Dr. Anderson was looking at creating a play with three acts: an opening, then a second act after the banquet’s first speaker, but before its second speaker. [...]

]]> By: Blue Elephant Consulting » Blog Archive » 2009 Transportation Supersession Is A Success! http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/audience/size-matters-shaping-your-speech-to-match-your-audience/comment-page-1#comment-461 Blue Elephant Consulting » Blog Archive » 2009 Transportation Supersession Is A Success! Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:35:13 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/?p=703#comment-461 [...] was not a typical speech, there wasn’t a speech to prepare. Instead Dr. Anderson was looking at creating a play with three acts: an opening, then a second act after the banquet’s first speaker, but before its second speaker. [...] [...] was not a typical speech, there wasn’t a speech to prepare. Instead Dr. Anderson was looking at creating a play with three acts: an opening, then a second act after the banquet’s first speaker, but before its second speaker. [...]

]]> By: ToastMASTERY » Shaping Your Speech To Match Your Audience http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/audience/size-matters-shaping-your-speech-to-match-your-audience/comment-page-1#comment-435 ToastMASTERY » Shaping Your Speech To Match Your Audience Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:51:36 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/?p=703#comment-435 [...] via theaccidentalcommunicator.com [...] [...] via theaccidentalcommunicator.com [...]

]]> By: Dr. Jim Anderson http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/audience/size-matters-shaping-your-speech-to-match-your-audience/comment-page-1#comment-434 Dr. Jim Anderson Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:08:14 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/?p=703#comment-434 Richard: Thanks for taking the time to provide the links! Richard: Thanks for taking the time to provide the links!

]]> By: Public Speaking Tips [2009-09-26] http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/audience/size-matters-shaping-your-speech-to-match-your-audience/comment-page-1#comment-432 Public Speaking Tips [2009-09-26] Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:03:08 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/?p=703#comment-432 [...] Anderson considers how the audience size impacts your [...] [...] Anderson considers how the audience size impacts your [...]

]]> By: Richard I. Garber http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/audience/size-matters-shaping-your-speech-to-match-your-audience/comment-page-1#comment-426 Richard I. Garber Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:30:08 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/?p=703#comment-426 Jim: Nice post. More complete links to Cliff Suttle's article are: http://www.toastmasters.org/ToastmastersMagazine/ToastmasterArchive/2007/December/SizeUpYourAudience.aspx and for the Acrobat file version: http://www.cliffsuttle.com/articles/SizeUpYourAudience-Suttle.pdf I think there really are many more audience sizes and distances to consider. See the four posts under the audience size label on my blog: http://joyfulpublicspeaking.blogspot.com/search/label/audience%20size Richard Garber Jim:

Nice post. More complete links to Cliff Suttle’s article are:
http://www.toastmasters.org/ToastmastersMagazine/ToastmasterArchive/2007/December/SizeUpYourAudience.aspx

and for the Acrobat file version:
http://www.cliffsuttle.com/articles/SizeUpYourAudience-Suttle.pdf

I think there really are many more audience sizes and distances to consider.

See the four posts under the audience size label on my blog:
http://joyfulpublicspeaking.blogspot.com/search/label/audience%20size

Richard Garber

]]>