| Work in sections | Do not scan from left to right or right to left. Always work in sections and move randomly from one section to another. |
| Avoid the “lighthouse” effect | You’ll look like a human lighthouse (or a lawn sprinkler) if you simply rotate your upper torso from left to right while you talk, looking at no one person in particular. |
| 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. |