CHAPTER 5

Elements of a Successful Presentation

Knowing How to Make an Audience Respond

When a speaker succeeds, it seems so obvious. The audience and the presenter connect and are one in rhythm, message, and understanding. There is a sense of agreement between the audience and the presenter that they are one and can move in any direction as a single mind. When it happens, it is magical. If you have ever experienced it, you know the feeling of the emotional high that generates between the presenter and the audience.

Yet as magical as it may seem, it doesn’t happen by chance. Behind every successful presentation, there is a conscience design that uses a process that enables the presenter to know the audience and reduces the risk of failure. Successful ...

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