| One of the challenges most speakers would face | | | | Be a Story Teller |
| is to engage the audience or get them involved. | | | | Stories are always great, but people would be |
| To have a non responsive crowd would not be a | | | | more engaged if it were your story, personalize it |
| good thing. The speaker with all his enthusiasm | | | | to make it powerful. By doing so, it allows the |
| and excitement pounces into action to inspire the | | | | audience to relate to you and share with them |
| audience to speak and has a mental timer inbuilt | | | | you are actually one of them. The walls of |
| waiting to trigger of the audience to be involved. | | | | barriers would come down. If possible inject some |
| One of the many outcomes the speaker could | | | | witty humour or even ask the audience what |
| face would have not knowing when would be the | | | | they think the morale of the story is or it would |
| appropriate or right time. | | | | be even better letting them share a similar short |
| It just would be too late and awkward to realize | | | | experience or story, encouraging participation. You |
| from the time the presenter asks for the crowd's | | | | would be able to set the scene or the mood; this |
| participation and coming to the rude awakening | | | | allows you to channel your energy to the |
| that he is not getting the desired outcome. That | | | | audience, making it two ways. |
| would crush him or cause him or her to make | | | | Play the Game |
| further mistakes, creating a not so promising | | | | Everyone that I know of loves to be involved in a |
| atmosphere and an uneventful presentation. | | | | game. Playing a game allows the creative juices |
| My brothers and sisters, we can avoid these | | | | out, makes us relive our childhood and enables us |
| situations. Let me spark off some ideas that could | | | | to relax. When you show the audience or make |
| alter the course of your presentation and making | | | | them have a great time, you will be rewarded |
| it not only interactive but interesting as well. | | | | with the flood gates of an appreciative crowd. |
| Build Bridges | | | | Use it as a fantastic leverage. |
| Some preparation that you could do is to make | | | | Gift Giver |
| as many friends of the audience as possible. You | | | | Leading you on a truth, just like a kid with a |
| could do it before your speech or during the | | | | candy, everyone adores the fact of walking away |
| speech complimenting your audience, possibly | | | | with something. If they realize that they would be |
| gaining some favouritism or eventually some fans. | | | | gaining something from their painstaking |
| Just by making friends so that you are not talking | | | | presentation that would charge them up. |
| to a cold audience. | | | | See it in your mind's eye of having a dynamic and |
| Observe bodies that speak | | | | engaging presentation, gaining participation is a |
| Look out for possible gestures and movements | | | | mental obstacle. Use these five ideas to help you |
| of your audience and pay closer attention to | | | | in your road to motivating and inspiring your |
| those that nod for approval or smile and build on | | | | audience. A food for thought from E.W Howe "No |
| them. They are your anchors that illuminate your | | | | man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it |
| environment. They can possibly assist you in the | | | | was his turn next. |
| interactive portion of your speak. | | | | |