tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post9031257793378633519..comments2023-10-25T05:20:10.712-07:00Comments on Speak Schmeak: The fear of "Thank you:" Get over itLisa Braithwaitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515770110437411408noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-23051187789237220212013-08-13T10:16:17.312-07:002013-08-13T10:16:17.312-07:00Thanks for your comment, Deborah! I'm happy to...Thanks for your comment, Deborah! I'm happy to see that others are also reasonable about this issue.Lisa Braithwaitehttp://coachlisab.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-73034729948690910092013-08-13T09:52:11.664-07:002013-08-13T09:52:11.664-07:00I agree with the importance of thanking the audien...I agree with the importance of thanking the audience or participants in a class, etc, for their attendance and participation. It's just plain basic good manners, since they did not have to be there. I will also use words like 'acknowledge' when the results of the talk or class include some accomplishment on the part of the attendees, or when it is clear that some if not all will pay forward what was presented in class. To me, it is vital to also acknowledge and affirm these kinds of accomplishments/growth, because, as others have commented on this blog post, they are bringing themselves to the party, sharing time, energy, possibly money, and their own personal engagement with the material of the presentation. <br />Deborah MerchantDeborah Merchantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-44796640293443415912013-08-09T10:29:46.984-07:002013-08-09T10:29:46.984-07:00Thanks for stopping by, Matt! Audiences always app...Thanks for stopping by, Matt! Audiences always appreciate validation - who doesn't? It's another way of showing your audience that it's not all about you. Maybe something TM should be teaching more of?Lisa Braithwaitehttp://coachlisab.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-77839679947714199362013-08-09T10:17:23.516-07:002013-08-09T10:17:23.516-07:00Dead on Lisa! It is easy to forget that your audie...Dead on Lisa! It is easy to forget that your audience, whether they spent money to hear you or not, has invested their most valuable commodity of all: their time! Of course you should thank them. With Toastmasters, having been one for 9 years, and watched others truly struggle, I think it is more of a device to help people relax and get their butt up in front of the room. You are training people to become more confident in delivering their material, and that what you have to say is truly worth listening to. That said, some people could take it the wrong way and turn it into an ego thing.Matt Tomshonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-19824509199863823092013-08-09T08:31:02.729-07:002013-08-09T08:31:02.729-07:00Peter, thank you for your reply. :-) I agree that ...Peter, thank you for your reply. :-) I agree that it's just plain decency, as you've said. There are so many reasons to thank the audience, but only one reason NOT to that I can think of: Egotism!Lisa Braithwaitehttp://coachlisab.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-84011918441735662782013-08-09T02:22:24.958-07:002013-08-09T02:22:24.958-07:00Recently, at a Toastmasters evening, the evaluat...Recently, at a Toastmasters evening, the evaluator brought me to task because of that very fact, that I "thanked" the audience at the end of the speech. I too, do not get it! To recognise and to mark our gratitude for the attention and above all, time, I just think it is plain decency. Sometimes, people may have paid to hear us, but the biggest cost to them is time, that is not redeemable, so to say with gratitude, thanks just makes sense to me. No pun intended, "thank you" for reminding as this important fact.Peter Billinghamhttp://www.peterbillingham.com/noreply@blogger.com