tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374040349510552859.post1260548596218244704..comments2024-03-05T04:01:39.623-05:00Comments on Green Room Speakers: Matching the Internals and ExternalsSarah Gershmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092765869493763383noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374040349510552859.post-49069827717451186702009-04-24T12:45:00.000-05:002009-04-24T12:45:00.000-05:00Anonymous - Thank you for your kind words. I agree...Anonymous - Thank you for your kind words. I agree completely that if there is not an internal respect for the audience - this will come through in the delivery.Sarah Gershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092765869493763383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374040349510552859.post-36673863723776901822009-04-24T12:44:00.000-05:002009-04-24T12:44:00.000-05:00Nice point about the spotlight. That must have bee...Nice point about the spotlight. That must have been quite challenging. Shows that it pays to check out all aspects of the stage beforehand.Sarah Gershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092765869493763383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374040349510552859.post-9616138273979349652009-04-24T10:35:00.000-05:002009-04-24T10:35:00.000-05:00Brilliant application of the text to our lives -- ...Brilliant application of the text to our lives -- especially #1. While "uhs & ums" are often an external manisfestation of poor preparation or lack of confidence in speech content, such internal causes may themselves be symptomatic of an even deeper internal factor -- a lack of genuine respect for the audience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374040349510552859.post-47547357437725531832009-04-24T07:39:00.000-05:002009-04-24T07:39:00.000-05:00Good stuff. I work especially hard to connect one ...Good stuff. I work especially hard to connect one on one with the folks in the room. Makes me and the audience comfortable.<br /><br />Recently, however, walked up on stage, jacked up and ready to go, and turned around to be blinded by the spontlight. All I could see were shapes.<br /><br />Had to foucus on imagining faces to relate to. Very enlightening experience and will not be caught of guard by a spotlight againWeldon Long Author The Upside of Fear, From Prison to Paradisehttp://www.weldonlong.comnoreply@blogger.com