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May 22, 2017TalkInc

Several types of audience in public speaking

As a personPublic Speaker di dalam public speakingYou must be able to understand the types of audience and how to understand them. If you recognize the type or type of audience, it will be easier for you to handle them.Here are several types of audiences you need to know:

The Sheep
– Tipe audiens ini akan fokus dalam mendengar apa yang anda katakan dan sangat menanti jawaban dari anda
–This type of audience will listen and hope to understand the discussion of the material presented and also discuss with you.
–They must be given clear directions, because they do not like to show independence and creativity.

The Hotshot
– Tipe audiens ini adalah audiens yang percaya diri dan nyaman dalam mengikuti seminar.
– Mereka suka mendatangi seminar untuk belajar dan berdiskusi.
–They learn quickly and will ask challenging questions so they can understand more deeply.
–If you do not meet their expectations as a participant, they will give you feedback and complaints.

The Clown
–This type of audience likes social interaction.
–They will ask a lot of questions and provide comments.
–They like discussions and assignments
–This type of audience is easy to motivate just by giving them a little attention.

The Sniper
–This type of audience is often called “selfish”
–They will look for the right opportunity to criticize or just to show off their skills at the event.

The Unwanted Panelist
– Tipe audiens ini seringkali mencoba untuk memperpanjang pembahasan dengan menceritakan audiens tentang pengalaman mereka, hal ini terkadang di sengaja untuk memperoleh respect.
– Mereka seringkali menjadi yang pertama menjawab pertanyaan dengan penjelasan yang terlalu panjang.
–Other audiences found this participant very annoying.

Jika anda telah memahami tipe-tipe audiens tersebut, anda akan bisa lebih engage dengan audiens dan lebih fasih dalam menghandle jenis-jenis audiens tersebut.

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