Congratulations - you’re about to give a speech! Or maybe you’re speaking at your bi-weekly team meeting, or it’s a presentation at your company’s annual dinner. The problem is you’re boring. To be fair, it’s not so much you that’s the problem - it’s your audience. There’s lots of research on this, but when I present, I expect 12-18 minutes is the limit of my audience’s attention (guess what the length of… Continue reading
7 easy ways to get audience participation in meetings, keynotes and seminars
There you are - yapping away about leadership, time management, social media taking over the world, or next year’s marketing plan. You’re on stage delivering a keynote, leading a seminar, or maybe facilitating a planning session. You know this stuff… Continue reading
How to get powerful audience participation every time
I’m a sucker for audience participation - the more they respond the happier I am. The trick is how to get it. Maybe you lead staff meetings, present to customer prospects, lead seminars or present from the main stage -… Continue reading