Make Sure Your Panel Discussion Includes Some DISCUSSION

October 30, 2017 by Alexander Kipp in audience, content, technique

When running a panel discussion, it's usually a good idea to have some DISCUSSION. If you are a moderator, you need to constantly be looking for ways to keep the audience interested. Try to listen to your speakers with the ears of an uninitiated audience member: What context does the audience need? What about the topic is most interesting to the audience?

Playing Your Speech to Scale

October 16, 2017 by Alexander Kipp in technique

Playing to scale simply means making sure that the size of your physical and vocal expression matches the size of your room. In larger rooms, you have to make sure that the back rows are getting a life-size version of your speech. To do that, you're going to have to be a bit bigger than life-size.