5. Engaging the audience
• Make eye contact with your audience to create a sense of intimacy and involvement
• Weave relatable stories into your presentation using narratives that make your
message memorable and impactful
• Encourage questions and provide thoughtful responses to enhance audience
participation
• Use live polls or surveys to gather audience opinions, promoting engagement and
making sure the audience feel involved
7. Effective delivery techniques
• Voice modulation is a powerful tool in
public speaking. It involves varying
pitch, tone, and volume to convey
emotion, emphasize points, and
maintain interest.
• Pitch variation
• Tone inflection
• Volume control
• Effective body language enhances
your message, making it more
impactful and memorable.
• Meaningful eye contact
• Purposeful gestures
• Maintain good posture
• Control your expressions
8. Navigating Q&A sessions
1. Know your material
in advance
2. Anticipate common
questions
3. Rehearse your
responses
Maintaining composure during the Q&A session is
essential for projecting confidence and authority.
Consider the following tips for staying composed:
• Stay calm
• Actively listen
• Pause and reflect
• Maintain eye contact
9. Speaking impact
• Your ability to communicate effectively will leave a lasting impact on your
audience
• Effectively communicating involves not only delivering a message but also
resonating with the experiences, values, and emotions of those listening
10. Dynamic delivery
Learn to infuse energy
into your delivery to
leave a lasting
impression
One of the goals of
effective
communication is to
motivate your
audience
Metric Measurement Target Actual
Audience
attendance
# of attendees 150 120
Engagement
duration
Minutes 60 75
Q&A interaction # of questions 10 15
Positive feedback Percentage (%) 90 95
11. Our competition
• Seek feedback
• Reflect on performance
• Explore new techniques
• Set personal goals
• Iterate and adapt
• Consistent rehearsal
• Practice makes perfect, so strengthen your
familiarity with the presentation
• Refine delivery style
• Pacing, tone, and emphasis
• Timing and transitions
• Aim for seamless, professional delivery
• Practice audience
• Enlist colleagues to listen & provide feedback
