Haritosh SrivastavFounder & Head Coach, Confident Storytelling Hub

#Shorts 3 Ways to Build Your Rapport

28 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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In this concise YouTube Shorts video, the speaker shares three practical strategies for establishing rapport with an audience before delivering a talk or presentation. The first tip is to arrive well before the scheduled start time, allowing for informal chit‑chat that reduces nervousness and creates a connection. The second tip emphasizes dressing appropriately for the venue and audience, signaling respect and relevance. The third tip advises smiling and engaging in informal conversation, which sets a welcoming tone and fosters a positive atmosphere. Together, these simple actions aim to help speakers feel more confident and build a stronger rapport with listeners even before they begin speaking.

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3 simple ways to build your rapport even before you speak. Now, if you are supposed to speak somewhere, you are supposed to give a talk or presentation, here are the 3 tips you can use. Number 1 is arrive before time. I have seen so many times speakers running at the last moment, arriving at the last minute, and becoming so conscious and nervous. That doesn't build a rapport. So arrive well before in time and start having some chit-chat and some conversation with the audience. Number 2, dress appropriately. You should always know where you are gonna speak, what is the audience, and how you should dress. So dressing appropriately can also build your rapport. And number 3, something which I have also been accused of, and that is, dear, a smile. Having a smile with your audience, having an informal conversation before even you speak, builds a rapport, builds a welcome tone everywhere. So having a smile really is so—