Tag - Directing audience

5 Ways To Ask Questions That Your Audience Responds To

Do you give presentations, and worry about how to ask questions that your audience responds to? Have you ever sweated through silence, while a lot of faces stared blankly at you? It's probably happened at some point - it certainly has to me!

Here are 5 ways to ask questions your audience responds to:

1. The opening of your talk

I often encourage my clients to ask a question in their opening few sentences – because it is a good engagement technique. Some speaking coaches nowadays say that it's cliched, but it's a cliche for a reason. So...