Effective Speakers vs. Ineffective Speakers

       Behaviors that I see exhibited by effective speakers would be that they look around the room. They make eye contact, and they're not always just looking down. Also that they speak loudly and clearly enough for everyone to her. They also try to involve their audience. Effective speakers try to get their interest and keep them intrigued. I like when they move around and use their bodies and hands to explain and act out what they are talking about. Some may not like gestures but I feel it keeps the audience’s attention and its more interesting to watch.

     Some behaviors that I've seen from ineffective speakers would be when someone speaks too softly and you cannot hear them. When the speaker doesn't make eye contact or rarely looks at the audience. I believe dress is important as well. If they look too sloppy and not put together it's hard to focus on what they are talking about or hard to take them seriously. Also if they are dressed to provocative or wacky colors etc. it can be distracting. If they never try to include or interact with the audience i think that isn't effective. When a person is not prepared, doesn’t stay on topic, or jumps around and looses their point, that is ineffective as well. The main thing is you need to intrigue your audience, make the audience think you have something that they really would like to know or need to know. Not just something they HAVE to listen too.