Video: How to Encourage Questions from your Audience
In this video I give you a strategy to avoid the uncomfortable situation of asking for questions from your audience and then getting a deathly silence.
A series of articles and videos to help you improve your presentation skills and oral communication
Video: Two Fundamental Questions for your Presentation
By asking yourself just two simple questions, you can make your presentation preparation easier, keep your audience engaged and prevent yourself from digressing whilst you’re speaking.
Video: Use ABCD to open your presentation
Do you know how to open your presentation in a way that will engage your audience immediately? Use the ABCD method. Find out what ABCD stands for in this context by watching the video.
What to do if someone strongly disagrees with your message
The question and answer section can cause a lot of anxiety for you, the presenter. You’ve been in control of your presentation content, but you can’t control the questions that your audience ask you.
Usually our fears are unfounded and we are able to deal with very ‘normal’ questions. But what about if you have a member of the audience who is particularly disagreeable? Someone who rudely criticises you and your argument?
In this post you’ll find a simple strategy to deal with such a situation.
The Five Big Presentation Errors
A presentation that is too long, has no flow and isn’t clear how it benefits the audience is a recipe for disaster. This post looks at how we can avoid these and two additional errors that many presenters make.
How to cut down your presentation at a moment’s notice
By leading with your key message, taking a layering or modularlizing approach to the structure and adjusting your slide deck, you’ll be in a position to cut down the length of your presentation at a moment’s notice if asked to do so.
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