[This post is part of our series on Public Speaking in the Church.]
One of the most essential skills for speakers is reading the audience while speaking. For beginning speakers, this is all but impossible since they’ll need to focus on delivering their message well—and that’s okay. But for more practiced speakers, this is a great skill to develop and hone.
Reading the audience while speaking means checking in with the public to see how your talk is landing—or not. It means continuing to speak, and speak well, possibly even operating multimedia as well, while at the same time gauging people’s reaction to what you’re saying. [Read more…] about Public Speaking in the Church: Reading the Audience While Speaking [Series]