Posted by Beth on Friday, January 29, 2010 at 11:22am.
A foreign accent
Poor grammar
Voice that doesn't project
Monotone
Looking at the viewing screen or the laptop/powerpoint instead of the audience.
Not having a good opening and ending.
Talking too long.
I had to give a talk in a hall at Georgia Tech and the acoustics had a nice echo in the room, I cut my remarks short. No one could stand it...and it couldn't have been ME.
Consider not using the following the suggestions in this article:
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/MessageAcross.html
However, since you only need one, you have a wide choice. I hope this helps a little more.
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