Index

A

acquainters, 120–122

active listening, 155

analogies, 60

audience

acquainters, 120–122

asking the audience questions, 43, 123, 152–154

engagement, 7–8, 130–134, 152–154

facilitation techniques, 122–124, 155–157

greeting audience members, 119

handling difficult questioners, 149–151

issues with the, 96–97

openers, 120–122

virtual presentations without video streaming, 129–130

audience analysis

Audience Analysis tool, 18–19

audience expertise, 22–23, 91

conducting a needs assessment, 23–25

importance of, 89

presenting to organizational superiors, 91-92

size of the audience, 19–20, 139

tool, 18–19

audience expectations

of an effective presentation, 20–22

identifying, 9–10

motivations for attending, 9

past experiences, 8–9

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