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Public Speaking Course:
The Differences Between a Man and a Woman . . .
in the Audience that is . . .
You will learn about many differences in my public speaking course but here is one that especially stands out. An all female audience is great to work with because they usually laugh easier and louder than an all male audience. All-male audiences are the hardest to get laughter out of because the male ego gets in the way. All the men look around to see if anyone else is laughing before they laugh, and they won't laugh as loud because they think they will look inferior to their colleagues.
If you are a female speaker doing a presentation in front of an all-male audience it is more critical for you to bond and be "one of the guys" than if you were a male presenter. I'm not being sexist here I am just stating a fact. This awareness of the sexual differences is just part of what you will learn from your public speaking course. I'm just giving you some things to keep in mind if you are a female speaker and you want to be successful in front of a general all-male audience. You must realize not all men out there in the business world are as sensitive as me (send all big hugs to me in care of my publisher). If your all-male audience consists of a general public audience not from the same company or field, stick to sports, business, and money to best connect with them.
During my public speaking course I will show you how to deal with tough audiences. One
of the hardest audiences to deal with consists of a group of executives from the same company when the CEO is present. If you say something funny, the executives will start to laugh, but then choke it off until
they see if the CEO is laughing. If he or she is laughing, then they go ahead and laugh. This kind of audience will create timing nightmares for you. If you are the CEO and you are in the audience for
a presentation, it is your obligation to laugh and at least act like you're having a good time to "give permission" to everyone else that its okay to laugh. As a good presenter, you can sometimes take it upon yourself to gently explain to the CEO before you start you presentation how everyone will look to him or her for approval.
Audiences that consist of more than half women are good too
because the presence of females provides a good buffer and makes it OK for the
men to laugh, since so many other people are laughing.
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