Have you ever attended a keynote address or seminar where the speaker sounded like he was trying to finish 2 hours of material in a flat 15 minute? It exhausted you, didn’t it?
Or maybe you’ve been to one of those endless lectures where the speaker talks endlessly speaking each word slowly in big round syllables? Hey, after the first speaker, the dream probably did you good, didn’t it?
What he has experienced is a case of public speaking with a putrid rhythm.
Okay, enough alliteration and nonsense. The problem, however, is a case of poor rhythm. (Wow, sorry.) In this article, I’m going to explain why pacing is so important when delivering a speech. Or at least I’m going to give you five reasons why you should consider your pace when speaking in public.
1. Varying the pace helps keep your audience interested. One of the reasons monotonous teachers make lectures so boring is that their pace is constant. It does not matter if it is too fast or too slow. But keeping a steady pace is a surefire way to get the audience screaming. Your voice is your instrument. For the sake of interest, sometimes you need to play the beat fast, and sometimes you need to play it slow.
two. Your pace affects your audience’s ability to follow what you are saying. If you speak too fast for too long, your audience will have trouble following what you are saying. Basically their ability to speak quickly wears them down and they wander off in search of some stimulus that is a little easier to follow. If you speak too slowly, your audience will get bored and wander off in search of more stimulation.
3. Your rhythm shows your passion for your subject. When we experience a strong emotion, we naturally begin to speak faster. When we get thoughtful, our speech slows down. You can use your beat to show your emotions to your audience. Your emotions make you more human. And they make your topic more obviously important. If you release your emotions, your audience will accept you better and your pace will naturally vary.
Four. Your rhythm affects your nervousness. Strong emotions affect the pace of your speech. And that includes the emotion of fear. But it is a two-way street. When he is afraid, such as public speaking, he naturally begins to speak quickly. Talking too fast will reinforce your fear. It becomes a reinforcing circle.
5. Fans end early or late. One of the things you always want to do as a professional speaker is finish exactly on time. Of course, no one is perfect, but the more the pace flexes, the harder it will be to predict the length of your speech. You need to predict how long the actual speech will last. And to do that, you need to be able to identify where you are going to be emotional and where you are going to be reflective.