# what's the largest group you've spoken in front of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 10, 2001, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-group-youve-spoken-in-front-of/68288 "2001-06-10T08:55:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2001, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-group-youve-spoken-in-front-of/68288/21 "2001-06-10T23:29:09Z")
5000 people. I was working at a Southern Baptist conference center in North Carolina running the lights and sound in the auditorium when the stage mic went out. I went up to replace it and got to say four words : “sorry for the problem.” ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-group-youve-spoken-in-front-of/68288/22 "2001-06-10T23:47:21Z")
I had to give an impromptu speech in front of my squadron a few weeks back. About 500 people or so . . . Tripler I do speak well in front of people. I’m a natural! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2001, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-group-youve-spoken-in-front-of/68288/23 "2001-06-11T00:00:23Z")
In person, probably around 200. On national TV a few times (CPAC), but don’t have any idea how many actually watched - nothing like **Cartooniverse’s** beeellions and beeellions… [/Carl Sagan] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-group-youve-spoken-in-front-of/68288.md?page=1)