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Answers For Better Group Communication, and Public Speaking

We've pulled together a number of questions and answers to help you better understand the process of effective communication to groups, speech making, and making presentations. There's also a number of specific and practical hints and tips to help you get your message across to all kinds of groups and audiences.

• Why are some presenters and public speakers boring and others not?
• Nervous? Why is looking at the back of the room when presenting is a really really bad idea?
• What is "attentional pacing", and why is it so important to public speaking?
• How do I use "conceptual pacing" to make better presentations?
• Why is "less is more" important when making presentations?
• Should you memorize your speech?
• How can I use self-disclosure to speak to groups more effectively?