Table 13.1 Tips for Scanning Your Audience
Work in sections and avoid the “lighthouse” effect	Do not scan from left to right or right to left. Always work in sections and move randomly from one section to another. If you simply rotate from left to right, looking at no one in particular, you may look like a human lighthouse!
Look people in the eye	Avoid looking at people’s foreheads or over their heads; look them in the eye, even if they are not looking back at you.
Focus for a moment	Remember to pause long enough on an individual so that the person can recognize that you are looking directly at him or her.
Don’t jump away	If someone is not looking at you, stay with the person anyway until you’ve finished your thought. Then move on to another.
Divide large groups	If the audience is too large for you to get to everyone, look at small groups of two or three people sitting together.