COMM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc, Pediatrics, Cortisol
21 Feb 2018
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Making eye contact will hold the audience"s attention. Increased their self-confidence concerning whether or not they were qualified for a job. Linked to perceptions of power, leadership, and authority in both ourselves and others. When we have better posture, we secrete more testosterone and less cortisol. Slows your heart rate, calms you down, and lowers your blood pressure. Most people tend to speak faster in front of a group than when they are practicing by themselves. Most people have difficulty sensing their own rate of delivery while speaking. A good place to seek is roughly 150-170 words per minute. Your audience has no idea that you are nervous. Numerous studies show that the nonverbal cues of audience members is notoriously unreliable, and you should not read too much into them. Successful persuaders establish common ground with their audiences. We are most persuaded by people we believe to be like us.
