Public Speaking and Personal Space: Get Close to Get Personal

I’m a big fan of the Six Minutes blog about public speaking strategy, and today, one of their authors (Nick Morgan) has written a very insightful article about public speaking and getting down among the audience.

Essentially, little happens emotionally in people until we’re in their personal space (about 12 feet or less). So how do you get into everyone’s personal space? Turns out you don’t necessarily have to do so. Nick shares some pretty neat facts about the connection between the speaker and hearer when the speaker gets close, and gives some tips on how to do so. So check it out…

Connect With Your Audience: Move Closer

You can also check out Amazon’s page of books by Nick Morgan (aff link).