Two speakers argue that audiences connect more with presenters who are comfortable and genuine than with those who seem perfect but stiff. Being able to joke, be humorous, and drop the need to perform perfectly creates a stronger connection with the room.
People will react much more strongly to you being comfortable than to you being perfect.
Absolutely. So back to this idea of perfection, right? And then dropping this imaginary line that we create for ourselves, right?
And it's, it's such a big change because it is more valuable to be comfortable than to be perfect. I think that's, that's one of the biggest lessons I've learned. If you're comfortable in your own skin, if you can, you know, If you can joke or be humorous or, or just be real on stage, then, then people notice that.
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