Imagine speaking to an audience of two hundred smart and highly critical individuals. If you fear them, the fear will prevent you from giving an effective lecture. If you analyze them in too much detail, then you risk confusing yourself. If you ignore them, then you will be no different than a mechanical video rerun. What you must do is to grab all two hundred audience members and bring them into your world and share with them your thoughts. You must exude confidence and remain in control of the lecture at all times. You must overcome your fear by focusing more on the audience than on yourself. Teaching, lecturing, public speaking, motivational talking, and presenting, which are all different names for exactly the same action, are an art form whose mastery can be surprisingly easy. In this book, numerous strategies, tips, and tricks will be presented that will help you with any lecturing task, including academic lectures and business presentations.

CONCLUSION

If you are interested in the fundamental ideas of this book, but do not want to spend the time and effort to read the entire book, then this section is for you. However, it is still recommended that you read this book, since much of the important details are lost in this short summarization.