Maintaining the audience's attention in public speaking

What do we perform in public for. What is our goal. Most likely we want to be heard, so that our ideas reach the listeners.

To become a successful speaker who is listened to and perceived, it isn't enough to correctly construct the speech, be able to speak beautifully or convey important thoughts. It is also important to encourage the audience to start listening to you at all. And it is desirable not only for the first 5 minutes, after which they can peacefully sleep.

Therefore, speaking to a public, we are forced to work not only with the ears and eyes of listeners. And certainly not only with their minds. First of all, we must work with their attention.

Attention is the starting point. And only after - interest, understanding, persuasion, etc. This course is exactly devoted to attention of the audience and problems of its maintenance through the entire performance.