ABSTRACT
Matching the style of one's talk to his/her listeners is important. He/she will always have some leeway to impose his/her own style, but he/she must also meet the needs and expectations of his/her audience. Style is made up of many things. Factors that contribute to the overall style of a presentation include: appearance and clothing, body language and degree of movement, humour, reinforcement, pace, volume, and level of detail. This chapter explores these issues in more detail by considering a set of key questions about one's talk. Pace is a key part of delivery. Slow delivery can be interpreted as hesitancy and does not inspire confidence. On the other hand, excessive speed will make one difficult to follow and unintelligible to people for whom his/her language may not be their first. In reality, although slow delivery may seem to imply hesitancy, most people need to slow down from their usual informal conversational speed when speaking in formal situations.
