Please Don't Ask Me to Hug, High Five, or Help Me Be Fantastic! (60-Second Storytelling Tip #132)
Channel: Speaking CPR
Date: 25/12/2021

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This tip isn't for everyone. But if you're doing it, please stop. 


Stop what? 


Stop making me hug, high five, or otherwise interact with people sitting next to me in the audience. 


I had a conversation recently with some speakers and audience members, and people wholeheartedly agreed, they don't like this. 


I understand if you're kinesthetic, you're comfortable with touch and you're an extrovert, that's good… for you. I'm not knocking those tendencies, I have some of them myself. 


However, I'm able to turn those off when I'm a speaker because I realize not everybody in the audience is like me.


If you come out, first thing in the morning, with a group just now getting their coffee and their wits about them, and you’re on a 10 coffee, high-octane opening, you’re going to alienate them. And you may not ever get them to connect with and trust you.


Instead, start with where the audience is. If they're subdued, or low energy, 
start with slightly more energy than them. 


By the way, this is why we have to do our homework. What kind of group are we speaking to?  


What time of the day? 


Are there any events going on that can affect how I present my message? 


To be most effective, we have to know these answers instead of coming out with “guns a blazing” and ask them to meet us where we are. 


This doesn't work. 


So please, stop making us high five, hug and or any other type of physical interaction, at least until you've earned our trust and you’ve get a feeling that, “For this group, it may be alright to do that." 


I'd love to know your thoughts on this. 


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