Shifting Gears in a Presentation  << Go Back

The folks in your audience probably have a short attention span.  After about 30 seconds people start wandering in and out of the speakers comments.  A transition from one point to the next is a great opportunity to bring them back. The transition should not be seamless. Be abrupt.  It gets attention. As you start the transition pause briefly, then, with new energy, or different modulation or different pacing start on the new topic. It’s as if the audience is being treated to a whole new speaker. They’ll be reinvigorated. So will you.