Thorough preparation and an effective delivery should be at the top of the list for anyone who desires success as a speaker.
But there's also another consideration - knowing how to be friendly towards an audience during public speaking.
And the importance of this can't be overstated either, because an audience can't connect with a speaker who comes across as cold or arrogant.
  Knowing how to be friendly toward an audience during public speaking includes remembering the body language and speech that are necessary to convey a sense of warmth that indicates a speaker likes those in his audience and hopes they also like him.
  So, what are the steps involved in knowing how to be friendly toward an audience during public speaking? It would seem obvious that creating a personality connection would be the same as being friendly with anyone that a speaker comes in contact with as part of a one-on-one relationship.
  But since a speaker can't cultivate such personal connections on a solo level, he must instead create group relationships through techniques that include: · Smiling, which demonstrates friendliness and warmth.
Smiling creates an aura of friendliness in even the most hardened audiences members, while a stoic face can create a sense of unease among them · Making eye contact.
As with smiling, eye contact can help put audience members at ease.
It can also create a feeling that a speaker is addressing them directly and make them more eager to hear what he is sharing · Acknowledging audience members during his presentation if they appear confused or want to ask a question before the conclusion of his comments.
This demonstrates that a speaker is concerned about them absorbing all of his comments   Displaying enthusiasm and passion are also critical to creating a friendly perception by a speaker.
This is because doing so shares that the speaker cares deeply about the information he is discussing and sincerely wants those in his audience to also.
Taking the time to include humor and personal stories can also help create feelings of friendliness for a speaker by members of his audience.
  Taking questions, either during his remarks or at their conclusion, can also be effective in a speaker knowing how to be friendly toward an audience during public speaking.
This is because he can use his responses to express concern for an issue raised in a question, laugh when appropriate and share a host of other emotions that demonstrate his interest in both audience members and their questions.