Step 4
Make Your Presentation Engaging
Overview
• Embrace the power of storytelling and improv.
• Weave in literary devices.
• Add fun with energizers and games.
• Use brainstorming and demonstrations.
• Create effective visual aids.
Think about the worst presentation you’ve attended. What characteristics come to mind? The presenter might’ve failed to understand their role and audience expectations, shown up unprepared, or structured the presentation so the information was difficult to comprehend. All that can contribute to a presentation where you wish you could be anywhere doing something else. But the worst presentations stem from a lack of engagement. The presenter drones on or stumbles through it without finding ways to connect with the ...
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