4. ● THE WORST WAY TO START IS BY BORING YOUR AUDIENCE
● YOUR OPENING HAS TO BE INTERESTING
● YOU HAVE TO GET THEIR ATTENTION THE MOMENT YOU START TO SPEAK.
● GIVE THEM A REASON TO LISTEN TO YOU AND BELIEVE YOU
● A GOOD WAY TO START IS BY TELLING THEM ABOUT YOUR CREDENTIALS
● YOU CAN EVEN MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING BY TELLING THEM HOW YOU
CAME TO BE A PRESENTER
● EVERYONE LIKES A GOOD STORY
7. Tell your audience what the presentation will
be about
● Let your audience know what will be relevant for today’s
presentation.
● Give them useful tips so that they can have a good overview of
the course your presenting.
● Ask them what their expectations are and what they want to gain
from the course?
8. Get them to invest in your presentation
● By asking your audience what their expectations are, you also get them to invest in
your presentation.
● They can elaborate on things they are uncertain of and things that they would like
to know on the topic.
● Make clear notes of this on the bord or a flip chart so that you can come back to
these questions at the end of the course and answer them if they’re not covered in
the presentation.
10. There are a view ways you can start:
● Let each person introduce themselves and tell the class a little of themselves.
● This is only practical in smaller groups.
● Another way to draw in the audience is to ask about them in categories like who is
from I.T. Department and who is from H.R.M. be gracious and welcoming if there
are groups that you have left out and welcome them as well.
● If you know who your audience is you can tweak your presentation to be relevant
to the groups who are there.
11. PRACTICAL WAYS TO START YOUR
PRESENTATION
● Ask a question
● Ask them what their expectations are for the course.
● Write down what is said on a flip chart.
● You can also start by asking a rhetorical question so that they start thinking
12. Acknowledge any special Dates
-Easter
-Woman's Day
-Workers Day
-St Patricks day
You may have something in common with you
listener and that creates a bond.
13. Set High expectations
-High expectations gives you credibility
-It also sets the tone for the rest of the
presentation.
-This will bring the
audience to your side
15. -Recap your main points.
-What you say last is important.
-The audience must remember your confidence, clarity
and time management.
-Professionally present and conclude your final slides
so that your audience can leave the course happy and
confident.
