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  • Home
  • Meet David
  • Go Virtual
  • Most-Requested Programs
    • The Art of Connecting
    • Communicating Science, Fast and Slow
    • How to Connect, Convey, and Convince
    • Speaker Inquiry Form
  • Coaching
  • “The Power of Story and Science” Podcast
  • Public Speaking Books
  • Blog
  • Contact David

Category Archives: Connecting with Your Audience

Soft-Skills Class for Scientists

One simple tool for putting your audience’s needs first

Connecting with Your AudienceBy David OteyApril 9, 2019Leave a comment

Several years ago, I helped judge a college speech contest. The reason I remember that event specifically is because of a memorable student I met there named Rodrigo, from Brazil. After doing well in the contest, Rodrigo approached me to ask for help with his speaking. “I already have done a lot of public speaking…

Three ways a speaker can build trust

Connecting with Your AudienceBy David OteyApril 2, 2019Leave a comment

As I wrote in an earlier post, research has shed light on how people (including your audiences) form those all-important first impressions. The two questions they are looking to answer, in this order, are “Can I trust this person?” and “Can I respect this person?” In this post, I focus on the first question. By…

Are you upholding the Grand Bargain when you speak?

Connecting with Your AudienceBy David OteyFebruary 12, 2019Leave a comment

All too often, when I experience someone’s presentation – especially a technical one – I see that the presenter and the audience simply are not connecting. There can be any number of reasons for a failure to connect, but most of the time it boils down to this: the presenter has disregarded his or her…

How to connect two minds

The Science of First Impressions

Connecting with Your AudienceBy David OteyJanuary 1, 2019Leave a comment

Why seek to improve the way we write and speak? One reason that is often cited is to make a good first impression. But what does that mean, exactly? What are first impressions based on? It turns out, we have a research-based answer to that question. Harvard social psychologist Amy Cuddy, in her book, Presence, says…

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