Third Technique: Eye Contact

The third technique for gaining and keeping audience attention is good eye contact. This is where many students are having difficulty. Lack of good eye contact indicates that one is lacking confidence and conviction, which causes the audience to believe that you are not interested in engaging with them. Good eye contact demonstrates sincerity and honesty in your message, it will make your audience believe that your message is important and  relevant. This short video further explains the importance of good eye contact.






The best way to keep good eye contact is to look at one person for a few milliseconds and then move to the next person. Do this in a random but inclusive pattern around the room. In a big audience, if you look at one person, the ten people sitting directly around that person will think that you are looking at them.

Here are some common eye contact errors that you want to avoid:

• Looking at back of the room
• Looking at floor or ceiling while presenting 
• Gazing around the room randomly and not actually looking at an individual 

This website explains in detail, the importance of good eye contact and provides tips for successful eye contact. 

What are some other ways you think that will improve your eye contact skill? How can one increase their confidence and improve their eye contact skill? Please feel to express your opinion regarding this topic.