Reading off the screen really encompasses most of these for me. If you’re reading off the screen, you probably have too many words on your slides, and you’re certainly not making good eye contact. It’s also pretty hard to show emotion or passion when your back is to the audience!
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How about speakers who think they are Jedi Knights:
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Reading off the screen really encompasses most of these for me. If you’re reading off the screen, you probably have too many words on your slides, and you’re certainly not making good eye contact. It’s also pretty hard to show emotion or passion when your back is to the audience!