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5 Ways To Ask Questions That Your Audience Responds To

Sarah Denholm2024-08-28T13:50:52+10:00

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...