Size of Audience
Mar
19
The size of your audience can affect how you speak. A small audience provides feedback and an opportunity for interaction. Generally, a small at audience invites a more casual presentation. You could easily overwhelm small audience with a formal oratorical style, too loud a voice, or exact
gestures.
On the other hand, large audiences offer less feedback. Because you can- not make or sustain eye contact with everyone, you should choose representative listeners in various sections of the audience and change your visual focus from time to time. Establishing eye contact with listeners in all sections of the room helps more people feel included. With large audiences you also should speak more deliberately and distinctly. Your gestures should be more emphatic so that everyone can see them, and any visual aids used must be large enough for those in the back of the audience to see without strain.