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Originally posted by bermuDa
When someone is talking in a group, such as a meeting or presentation, I feel awkward making eye contact, since it's a one way communication rather than a dialogue. I'll usually stare at something and nod when I feel their eyes on me. I try to make eye contact but it just feels weird, as if i'm absorbing the presentator's attention when it should be dispersed to the whole audience.
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A good presenter can have you feel like you're the ONLY one they're talking to. One way to do that is to deliver a phrase or short sentence TO one member of the group, and then turn to another member of the group and deliver the next phrase TO them, and then turn to somebody else, etc.
I wouldn't worry about being an attention suck. I used to feel that way too, until I started presenting things.
Then I realized that a presenter WANTS you to feel like you're getting a high amount of attention from them.