That photo reminds me of those studio photographs - you just know there's a photographer's assistant just outside of the frame, frantically goofing around and squeaking a squeaky toy, trying to keep the kid from bursting into tears.
exactly, each child is looking at something or someone different.
If they only had a clue. The children are not there because they want to be. Think about when you were a child. Did you ever even think about wanting to go to a speech? How boring and painful for the children.