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Your eye contact during any form of oral communications -- a presentation, speech or business meeting -- will affect your outcome. For best results:
- Look at your listeners rather than staring over their heads. Audiences base their concentration level on whether you are talking to them or "at" them.
- Eyeball each member in the audience or at the conference table until you get a nod. Their (often subconscious) response indicates your message is being received and a relationship established.
- Take in each area of the room. Speakers often feel more comfortable speaking in one direction or avoiding an unfriendly face. Those audience members who are "left out" may be less motivated to support the initiative you are pursuing.
Effective oral communications extends far beyond what you utter. Your non-verbal interactions are equally critical. Remember, if you want their "ayes," you must capture their "eyes.".
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