3 Types of Eye contact during presentation
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Eye contact
Some suggestions
Look at the wall while presenting
Look Above the heads of audience/ participants
So why do people do it?
• Being Disinterested• Being Sleepy• Talking among
themselves• Being busy on mobiles• Looking at us
Of the audience
Better suggestions
Use these 3 types of eye contact
Definitely make Eye contact
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Look at all participants (The sweep)
Look at all participants (The sweep)
• Sweep your gaze across all participants.
• Don’t hold the gaze of any one participant.
• Cover the audience from front to back
• Alternate with side to side
Look at each participant (The Spot)
Look at each participant
• Hold their gaze for a few seconds• Move to another participant – hold
gaze• Zoom out to the entire group• Repeat after a few minutes or while
making an important point
Look at participants in a random order(The float)
Look at participants in a random order (The float)
• Look at the participants in no particular order
• Don’t hold the gaze for more than 1-2 seconds
3 Reasons why you must make
Eye Contact
It shows that you are • Comfortable • Confident• Connected
Comfortable
Eye contact shows that you are • Comfortable with the content• Comfortable with the audience• Comfortable with the knowledge
Confident
Eye contact shows that you are • Confident about the knowledge • Confident of being able to answer
any doubts
Connected
Eye contact shows that you are • Happy to connect with your audience• Open to their points of views and
thoughts• Not closed to their ideas
Prepare for eye contact
• Reach the venue a few minutes early• Stand in the space you will stand for
the presentation• Look at the empty room• Practice your opening sentences• Drink a sip of water just before you
start
All the Best