What are the best ways to keep your audience engaged during a presentation?

Captivating audience during presentation is not just about the content but also on how you present and keep them engaged and focus to your discussion. Sharing here some tips on how to keep our audience engaged: (1) Make your topics relatable and relevant to your audience - explain how it will benefit them personally and as professionals, use common language and make your points concrete and applicable, also embrace humor and storytelling.. (2) Utilize technology strategically-create interactive presentations, polls, quizzes to keep your audience engage. (3) Move around and connect with your audience but before applying these tips make sure that you know your audience first so that you can tailor your approach to their age, or knowledge.

Best way to get your audience engaged is to VISUALIZE YOUR STORY Some key points you can use to visualise your story - 1. Always try to animate to emphasise the phrase. 2. Use clear and relevant images only. 3. Focus on data and try to make it crisp rather than long paragraphs. 4. You can ask interesting and relevant questions during your presentation. If you’re presenting virtually then best way to ask question is to use poll as provided in the MS Teams.

Best way to get your audience engaged is to VISUALIZE YOUR STORY Some key points you can use to visualise your story - 1. Always try to animate to emphasise the phrase. 2. Use clear and relevant images only. 3. Focus on data and try to make it crisp rather than long paragraphs. 4. You can ask interesting and relevant questions during your presentation. If you’re presenting virtually then best way to ask question is to use poll as provided in the MS Teams.

??Research your audience: Ask colleagues, the organizers of an event or the audience itself. If you are invited to speak at an event, arrive early to have interactions with your audience. ??Specific questions: ????Who are they? Basics are: demographics factors, industry, titles, seniority level. ????What is on their minds? ????What have they listened to or discussed right before your speech? ????What’s their preferred way to consume input (numbers, visuals) ????Are there prevailing opinions re your topic? ??Can’t do any of that prior? Connect with your audience right in the beginning by asking them questions directly to get some immediate feedback and adjust tone, (maybe some) content etc. accordingly on the spot.

It is very necessary to know the background of your audience prior to your presentation. This will help you in your words selection when delivering, either to be more technical or not

Setting clear objective(s) is/are very vital to keep your audience in line The objectives should well understood and must be followed in the process of presentation. Avoid talking about about unnecessary stuff that do not contribute to the objectives of your presentation

First and foremost, the presenter should be clear on what are the key messages to be delivered during the presentation. That helps set out the agenda clearly and addressing the needs of audience. It’s quite useful to lay out the agenda the first slide and then letting the audience know that any matter that might have been missed an interest audience will definitely be discussed later on. Circling back to the agent items during the presentation and reviewing learning objectives is also very helpful in keeping the audience engaged.

Das Ziel der Pr?sentation hat gro?e Auswirkung auch auf die Gestaltung der Pr?sentation. M?chte ich die Zuh?rer überzeugen, weiterbilden oder mit ihnen Ideen sammeln? Jedes Mal kann die Zielgruppe und das Thema gleich sein, aber mein Aufbau und Ablauf der Pr?sentation sind grundlegend anders.

If I don't know what I want, I'm not only wasting my time, but also that of my audience. So before every meeting, think about what you want to get out of it and how you're going to get there. Not every goal needs to be communicated to the participants at the beginning, but if you open up your meeting transparently, it can help the participants to recognise connections more easily and accordingly choose the right ones from you point of view. The same applies here: if you know your target group, then you know which buttons to press to give everyone the feeling that they are making a positive decision together for the right reasons!

????In my experience personal experiences / stories resonate quite well (obviously it depends on the topic). ????A certain vulnerability comes across as very credible and authentic. And we are in the era of authentic leadership. ???? A good story always has some suspense, conflict, often a hero and an anti-hero and some learning as a take away for the protagonist and the audience. ????Check out the 5 Cs of storytelling: circumstance, curiosity, characters, conversations and conflicts. Good luck!

Storytelling lebt von einfacher und bildlicher Sprache sowie Emotionen. Gerade um die Vision eines Projektes zu verdeutlichen und Stakeholder mit der eigenen Begeisterung anzustecken ist Storytelling ein wirksames Tool. Es muss aber unbedingt authentisch sein und zum Redner passen.

I have seen worlds most powerful speakers, beginning with an impactful story and then continuing to deliver the key messages through that story. This is one of the most impactful ways of an engaging and effective presentation.

Coincido con algunos otros, que vivencias/experiencias personales a lo largo del tiempo de vida profesional del orador, serán de gran ayuda externarlas junto a las acciones tomadas para cada una de ella. Es grato compartir esto con otros individuos y mas si estos son de menor edad a la del presentador.

Esta parte me recuerda mucho al orador colombiano Kenji Yokoi Diaz, su estrategia de historias de vida le ayudan a tener enganchado al público y así transmitir el objetivo de su plática. Al utilizar técnicas de narración, es importante recordar practicar la empatía. Intentar ponerte en el lugar de la audiencia y pensar en qué tipo de historias resonarían con ellos. podremos utilizar las siguientes preguntas para armar una narrativa ?Qué emociones podrían estar sintiendo? ?Qué desafíos podrían estar enfrentando? con la práctica esto se vuelve una habilidad para hacer mas efectivas las presentaciones.

"Ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte." Diese Weisheit gilt auch bei Pr?sentationen. Ein Bild macht neugierig und wenn die Information auf der Tonspur hinzukommt ist der Zuh?rer aufmerksamer, als wenn der Text schon auf der Folie steht. Zudem spricht der Einsatz von Multimedia mehrere Sinne an. Aktive Elemente des Zuh?rers wie eine Abstimmung oder stellen von Fragen sind zudem wünschenswert.

Prepare easy-to-follow slides . Slides should contain more of images , pictures, videos which practically explains your presentation Try as much as possible to minimise texts . Incase of texts , make them phrases and bullets

Try to create practical and catchy scenarios. At a point in presentation, you can seek for the audience opinion on specific questions. This will reactivate their attention

Don’t walk in there with boring-old fashioned slides; create powerful, compelling content with less words. Idolize the session as more of a conversation and not a public lecture. And be practical as best reminding yourself that you’re not the fountain of knowledge thus you don’t have answers to all questions - seek audience options too. However, remain succinct at best.

Encourage Participation: Invite your audience to share their thoughts or experiences. This fosters a sense of inclusion and keeps everyone actively participating in the discussion. Ask questions, get people to raise their hand, stand up, invite feedback at the end. Anything you can do to get your audience actively involved will increase engagement and how the audience experience, feel and remember your presentation.

I do agree, however, it all depends on the length of the presentation. For short ones have interactive discussions can easily have the speaker run overtime and frustrate the audience. However, for presentations that take longer, it’s always good to remain as interactive as possible. One useful way is to ask questions that can simply be answered by your fans, and then relating those answers to the key messages in the presentation.

????Interacting with your audience is connecting with your audience. ????A certain level of interaction makes the speech so much more engaging and gives you the opportunity to react to what the audience is saying, making your talk more relevant for them. ????Also interacting with your audience, when appropriate, simply comes across as self-confident and as being the expert that you are. ???? In a f2f situation you can ask questions and have the audience raise their hands. In a digital setting you can use polls, chat functions etc. ????Great for beginners: offer connecting after the speech for a Q&A in a smaller circle.

It is rarely possible to plan the course of a meeting. It is therefore all the more important to prepare a common thread for yourself in order to have a guideline throughout the meeting. Stick to your common thread in terms of content, but don't be too insistent on sticking too rigidly to your idea of the process. And more importantly, allow discussions in the right places, as these can contribute significantly to decision-making and also open up new perspectives on deadlocked situations!

- It is very important to understand the purpose of the presentation and in which forum it is going to be presented. - Also depending on the time available to present the content, number of slides to be considered. - In most occasions, a visual representation than text heavy content flies well when it comes to presentation. Textual content should be broken into bullets and highlight the keywords or key phrases. - If it deals with sales or marketing, a very relevant introductory video may help to break the ice or set the context. However, the presenter should not rely too much on external content while giving the presentation.

Los primeros segundos son claves, hablamos de menos de 20" o 30", si no eres capaz de captar la atención en ese espacio de tiempo, será muy complicado poder atraerla posteriormente. Utiliza técnicas de #storytelling te ayudará a conseguirlo.

Como dice el dicho, la primera impresión es la que cuenta y esto es en los primeros minutos del inicio de una charla o presentación, siendo con ello capaz de tener su atención a la brevedad posible. El orador deberá estar muy atento para realizar posibles ajustes dependiendo de la reacción de algún participante ausente en el grupo.

There are several best practices, tools, and tips available on what to make presentation effective. However, I am amazed to still see very learned and knowledgeable people delivering a very ineffective and boring presentation. That fails to attract audience. So I will still say the basics - avoid ahs and ums . - avoid monotonous tone and vary it. - keep a smile. - start with a real story, to the extent possible. - learn to adapt to the situation so that you can either cut short or elongate the presentation.