This document provides 8 steps to involve an audience in a presentation: 1) Relate to your audience by considering them when planning. 2) Help them think along with an outline by telling them what to look for. 3) Use visual aids like pictures and PowerPoint to help them see clearly. 4) Have them write notes or fill out a paper to get their feedback. 5) Keep pace and pronounce words clearly when speaking so they can hear. 6) Engage them by asking questions, getting opinions, and repeating information. 7) Incorporate movement and stories to create points and give opportunities to participate. 8) Use humor to enhance the presentation but be careful of offensive or distracting jokes.

1. Involve Your
Audience

2. Listening vs. Seeing

3. How?

4. Step 1: Georgia on my Mind:
Planning

5. • When preparing your speech, your
audience should never be far from your
mind
• Relate to your audience

6. Step 2: Elementary Dr. Watson:
Thinking

7. • Involve them in thinking with an outline
• Don’t keep them guessing
• Don’t be afraid to tell your audience what
to look for

8. Step 3: I can see clearly now:
Visual

9. • Visual aides
• Drawings
• PowerPoint (LOTS OF PICTURES)

10. Step 4: Did you get that?
Writing

11. • Write down notes
• Give them a paper to fill out

12. Step 5: Do you understand the
words that are coming out of
my mouth?
Hearing

13. • Record
• Keep pace
• Pronounce

14. Step 6: Are you ready kids?
Vocal

15. • Ask questions
• Get opinions
• Repeat
• Tell one another

16. Step 7: Head, Shoulders,
Knees and Toes:
Action

17. • Create a point with movement
• Involve them in stories
• Move on the stage
• Give opportunities

18. Step 8: That was a good one:
Humor

19. • Enhance not distract
• Value: Benefits the human mind and body
• What makes something funny: The truth,
ridiculous exaggeration, surprise.
• Know your kind of humor
• High Risk Humor
• Low Risk Humor
• Beware of the Double edged sword