STEP FOUR
Make It Memorable— Add Pizzazz to the Presentation
OVERVIEW
Attention-grabbing openers and icebreakers
The power of storytelling
Using humor effectively
Building the body with text, tables, and graphs
Energizers and games
Brainstorming
Demonstrations
One of the key steps to creating and delivering a successful presentation is to add elements of surprise and interest that engage the audience at the start of the presentation and maintain that level of interest throughout the presentation. Various techniques help you to do just that, including openers and icebreakers, acquainters, stories, humor, analogies, anecdotes, metaphors, tables, graphs, energizers, games, demonstrations, and brainstorming techniques.
Keep in mind that ...
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