How to Handle a Heckler - Public Speaking Video Lecture - Public Speaking

so how do you handle a heckler well if
you're a stand-up comedian that is a
part of the job you've got to be quick
you've got to be funny
you got a ridicule the person put them
into the place and mock them but for the
rest of us if you're a student giving a
presentation of your business person
first of all I wouldn't spend a lot of
time worrying about hecklers because it
just doesn't happen that often other
than times when I have given political
speeches I've never had a heckler in
tens of thousands of business
presentations all over the world so
let's worry about real problems rather
than fictional problems but if it does
happen you've got to be prepared for
starters you don't have to be funny
you're not a stand-up comedian you don't
want to look scared you don't want to
look angry you don't want to seem like
this has completely destroyed your whole
presentation because if it does then
that's what people will remember from
your speech not what you actually said
you want to become there's no one
perfect approach you could say if you
have something to say come on up or it
may be the person has a question and
they feel you're ignoring it sometimes
we're quick to label someone a heckler
just because they disagree with us
that's not somebody heckling it teach it
I disagree with your point on how to
start a speech that's not heckling DJ
you're fat and ugly and greasy looking
now that's heckling but you know what
that doesn't happen very often realize
the audience is with you unless you're a
stand-up comedian most the time when
you're speaking in any business
situation school situation Civic
opportunity the audience is on your side
they want you to do well they want you
to have a forum to present your idea so
if someone's being rude obnoxious
they're drunk realize that just
increases the audience's chances of
liking you and being sympathetic to you
so just because someone is rude to you
doesn't mean you
to be rude back show some sympathy you
can try to reframe something nasty they
said into an intelligent question and
then answer it
sometimes that solves the problem and
then sometimes you simply have to say
okay let's take a vote who wants to hear
me speak who wants to hear the heckler
speak and quite often then your audience
will shout down the heckler and demand
that you speak then you've won the day