The Audience's Bill of Rights

We, the audiences for business speakers everywhere, demand the following rights.

1. The right NOT to be treated like a dumping ground for hundreds of bits of data.

2. The right NOT to be bored to death.

3. The right NOT to be read to. Ever.

4. The right to be addressed directly by the speaker (and not have to stare at the speaker’s back while he or she stares at a PowerPoint slide).

5. The right to know exactly what the speaker is talking about within the first minute (and not be left wondering for five minutes what the speaker is talking about).

6. The right to look at PowerPoint slides that are understandable.

7. The right NOT to have to read PowerPoint slides that have so many words they are better suited for handouts or books.

8.We demand that every Speaker should be fully prepared for every aspect of the technical and substantive delivery of their message and will NEVER make excuses.

1. We demand that Speakers start on time.

2. We demand that Speakers end on time.

We the audience, hold these truths to be self evident so that we will never bored out of our minds again. 

TJ Walker, Media Training Worldwide