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Part 7 :
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Responding to Purpose, Situation |
Purpose
When you talk, you need to be sure what your purpose is, and then you need to make sure that you prepare and deliver your talk in a way which meets the purpose. When you’re taking part in meetings, you can never be sure what other people are going to say, and you need to be ready to respond in new ways if required.Situation
You also need to think about the location that you are going to be talking in. If you are delivering a presentation to a group of people, you must ensure that the person who’s farthest away can hear you as well as the person who is nearest you.Partly this depends on the room you’re using, and partly this depends upon the way that the room will be set out. Seating should be arranged so that everyone can see you, and so that everyone will be facing the front. It can be very distracting talking to the back of someone’s head! If you have a small audience, try to arrange everyone so that they are all sitting close to each other. A small audience sitting in different parts of a large room makes it harder for you as a speaker.
Taking part in a meeting requires the same thought – how will the chairs be arranged? Where will you sit? Will you be able to see everyone else? Generally, you should arrange the seating so that everyone can see everyone else comfortably.
