What are some of the pitfalls of using emotions in motivational speaking?
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One of the biggest mistakes that motivational speakers can make is overdoing their emotional expression. This can make you seem insincere, manipulative, or melodramatic. Your audience may lose trust in you or feel overwhelmed by your intensity. To avoid this pitfall, you need to balance your emotions with logic, facts, and evidence. You also need to match your emotions with the context, the purpose, and the expectations of your audience. Don't use emotions to cover up a lack of substance or to coerce your audience into doing something they don't want to do.
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In my experience, overdoing it throws away an opportunity to connect with the audience and also takes away from an authentic intention. It’s about being aware of our emotions and ensuring that just because we are on a “stage,” it doesn’t mean we have to speak over, speak too fast, or speak differently than in an intimate conversation with some close connections.
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Anna Schatz, MBTS
Experienced Nonprofit Professional: Fundraising, Communications, + Donor Relations
It’s easy to get caught up in the moment. Often, speakers want to be vulnerable and authentic. To do this, they may try to level with their audiences by sharing stories of personal struggles, information on their limitations, or reveal their passion on sensitive subject matters. Unfortunately, the emotional pull could result in the speaker becoming impulsive with his or her words and oversharing personal information or unnecessarily off putting thoughts. It’s essential for a speaker to manuscript, manuscript, manuscript to help prevent an audience from implicitly viewing themselves as either the speaker’s therapist or enemy. Once a speaker manuscripts, s/he should stick to it no matter what!
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I find it extremely helpful to just be authentic when sharing my messages. For this reason, and thanks to so many interesting life experiences, I draw from stories very personal to me. This allows me to connect with my audience and take them on the journey with me. We go up sometimes and low and everywhere in between. The key is to connect so that you aren’t leaving them in the high spaces or dumping them off the ride in the super low spaces. Learning to control and navigate your own emotions while being authentic in your story will help you penetrate even the “toughest” character in the room!
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One major point would be lacking authenticity. Being overly emotional may make the audience misjudge the speaker. As well as the speakers motive if there is a call to action.
Another common pitfall of using emotions in motivational speaking is ignoring the feedback from your audience. You may be so focused on delivering your emotional message that you fail to notice how your audience is reacting to it. You may miss the cues that indicate whether they are engaged, bored, confused, or offended by your emotions. To avoid this pitfall, you need to pay attention to the verbal and non-verbal feedback from your audience. You need to adjust your tone, pace, and volume according to their responses. You also need to invite questions, comments, and feedback from your audience to check their understanding and satisfaction.
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It has been my experience that most speakers become so preoccupied with one element of their message that they forget to focus on the unspoken dialogue between the listener and speaker. We get so focused on our intended outline or delivery technique that we fail to recognize when the room dynamic moves away from our plans. As in every good conversation, dialogue requires spontaneity and adaptation. Professional speakers learn how to veer from the intended path to accommodate flowing dynamics while retaining the ability to adjust their intentions to meet the engaged audience's wandering interests and desires.
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When you face your audience, the first thing they need ,is to see if you are comfortable with yourself .If they see that you are at ease · free from trouble or pain psychological you won them . Now the way you feel comfortable is the way you have to make them also feel comfortable as you begin speaking till the end. When you notice emotional change in your audience just know you are not comfortable with your speech or presentation. But as of said engage your audience, understand them, notice the trend, read their thinking make them understand you emotionally. However ignoring audience feedback can lead into provoking comments from some participants which can also harm your emotions too as the speaker. And that will kill your delivery.
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It is very important to be in tune with your audience. Look around as you speak. Pay attention. Are they nodding? Talking among themselves? Can you tell if they are agreeing or disagreeing? You need to tune in to all this in order to know if you’re connecting with them.
A third pitfall of using emotions in motivational speaking is lacking authenticity. You may be tempted to use emotions that you don't really feel or that don't match your personality or values. You may think that this will make you more persuasive or relatable to your audience. But this can backfire if your audience senses that you are being fake, dishonest, or inconsistent. To avoid this pitfall, you need to use emotions that are genuine, appropriate, and congruent with your message and your identity. You need to be yourself and share your own stories, experiences, and feelings. You also need to respect your audience and their emotions and not try to fake or exploit them.
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Depends on the audience. But if it’s too scripted, too “Americanised- hype up” then it won’t likely land with a sceptical, well informed, British audience. It seems the cringe threshold is much lower in the uk.
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You have to connect with your audience and build the emotion around some common ground. Not doing this can result in your message falling flat or worse an audience that is disengaged who them don't hear your message. So, if you are talking to for to did sales people, share a story that they will recognise and go from there. If you are talking to teachers, something in common with them. Finding common ground can be the hardest part of writing a speech but once you have found it, generally your message will follow.
A fourth pitfall of using emotions in motivational speaking is forgetting humor. You may be so serious or passionate about your topic that you forget to lighten up the mood or add some fun to your presentation. You may think that humor is inappropriate or irrelevant for your message or your audience. But this can make your speech dull, dry, or depressing. To avoid this pitfall, you need to use humor wisely and strategically in your motivational speaking. You need to use humor that is relevant, tasteful, and respectful of your audience and your message. You also need to use humor that is self-deprecating, surprising, or ironic and not offensive, sarcastic, or aggressive.
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I usually like to add some humor about myself. The ability to laugh at ourselves in front of others shows that we do have a sense of humor, we aren’t taking every moment too seriously, and it’s taking our authority on stage and connecting with the audience by letting them know we are similar to them. I have a regular habit of doing this and I believe it helps break the ice and get more engagement.
A fifth pitfall of using emotions in motivational speaking is neglecting diversity. You may assume that your emotions are universal or that your audience shares your emotional values, norms, and preferences. You may ignore the cultural, social, or personal differences that influence how your audience perceives and responds to your emotions. But this can make your speech insensitive, inappropriate, or ineffective. To avoid this pitfall, you need to research and understand your audience and their emotional backgrounds, expectations, and needs. You need to adapt your emotions to the context, the occasion, and the goals of your speech. You also need to respect and acknowledge the diversity of emotions in your audience and not impose or judge them.
A sixth pitfall of using emotions in motivational speaking is missing opportunities. You may be so cautious or conservative with your emotions that you miss the chance to create a memorable, impactful, or transformative speech. You may avoid using emotions that are challenging, controversial, or provocative for fear of offending or alienating your audience. But this can make your speech bland, boring, or forgettable. To avoid this pitfall, you need to embrace and explore the opportunities that emotions offer for motivational speaking. You need to use emotions that are relevant, meaningful, and inspiring for your audience and your message. You also need to use emotions that are creative, original, and surprising and not cliché, predictable, or stale.
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One of the most common problems when speaking to a "new group" of people is that I forget that the assembled do not know me. They don't feel the passion, nor have the unique experiences I have and possibly, do not understand fully of what I speak about. My passion and voice generally raise an octave or two when I am on point with my presentation; it has been a place where I need to catch myself as it happens, especially on topics near & dear to my work & that of helping others.
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