There are speakers who know how to speak. And then there are speakers who know how to connect. The difference?. The second group knows how to read the room ... An unspoken energy. A tone ... 1 ... Your ability to adapt should begin before you even take the mic. 2 ... 3.
I’ve had it happen to me—right in the middle of a high-profile product launch, with cameras rolling and a room full of executives watching. Everything had been going smoothly. the lights were perfect, the energy was high, the audience was engaged ... 1.