Ha! As a sidenote, I’m a regular public speaker in front of 100+ people (occasionally more, maybe capping out at 500). I’ve heard this suggestion time and again. I’m not sure where it originated from, but I can tell you, it’s absolute bullshit advice.
When you’re in front of an audience, the last thing you need is to pile on more mental load which requires you to imagine anything. it’s actually terrible advice.
Agreed. The best advice I’ve heard is that just imagine half the audience are asleep, because they basically are. The other half? Pretend you’re among friends
It’s not as intimidating if you outnumber the audience.
just imagine yourself in your underwear
Ha! As a sidenote, I’m a regular public speaker in front of 100+ people (occasionally more, maybe capping out at 500). I’ve heard this suggestion time and again. I’m not sure where it originated from, but I can tell you, it’s absolute bullshit advice.
When you’re in front of an audience, the last thing you need is to pile on more mental load which requires you to imagine anything. it’s actually terrible advice.
Agreed. The best advice I’ve heard is that just imagine half the audience are asleep, because they basically are. The other half? Pretend you’re among friends
just don’t start dropping weird jokes