Slightly related: people tend not to like it when I pace in their presence for more than a minute. My hypothesis is that it feels to them like I am asserting dominance over the room (more so than if I were to dominate the conversation, less so than if I were to issue a string of commands).
Skilled speakers often pace or wander among the audience, which is evidence for my hypothesis because audiences tend to want the speaker to dominate the room when they have come to the room to hear a speech.
Slightly related: people tend not to like it when I pace in their presence for more than a minute. My hypothesis is that it feels to them like I am asserting dominance over the room (more so than if I were to dominate the conversation, less so than if I were to issue a string of commands).
Skilled speakers often pace or wander among the audience, which is evidence for my hypothesis because audiences tend to want the speaker to dominate the room when they have come to the room to hear a speech.