Yesterday I had a skype conversation with Twitter follower Todd (@TJList) on how to include audience participation in a presentation. He’s presenting on getting through the economic downturn to an audience of small business owners. How can I involve my audience in the presentation? Here was his question: I

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It’s like resetting the audience’s attention meter to zero. 10 minutes exercise It’s a shift from a one-way presentation to a two-way dialog between you and the audience. See this post on involving the audience in particular. Every type of presentation has its own challenges. As part of a “Public Speaking and the New Year” blog carnival organized by Angela de Finis, I’ve identified what I see as the major challenge or trend for each presentation type in 2010 and given you my best presentation tip to overcome it.

Web seminars (AKA “webinars” or “webcasts”) are online seminars or presentations used to synchronously engage remote audiences with any content that can be presented from a computer desktop. Participants engage aurally with audio conferencing using their telephones or computers with headset, and many solutions offer video to enhance the visual connection between presenters and audience members. This is a guest post by Roger Courville. You can find out more about Roger in his bio at the end of this post.

Presentations will be designed with audience participation -- and push back -- in mind. Yeah, I want design that stimulates thoughtful discussion. prefer design that inspires action and meaningful audience participation. Using and studying Twitter can be a powerful exercise in how to get your point across swiftly and succinctly. "What would you like to see in PowerPoint design in 2009?" That's what Olivia Mitchell, who writes the fantastic Speaking About Presenting blog, asked me last month. Now, Olivia didn't ask just me: she also acted as community organizer,

All right, they probably are just listening to be polite�but for some reason, you feel compelled to instruct. That�s why you do what you do - observing session participants gain and grasp new concepts and begin the process of assimilating information. Recently, I watched a speaker present an hour session on a rather dry continuing education topic. The threat of a test upon completion of the lecture seemed to command audience attention. Hummm. MEMBERS LOGIN Home SPEAKER SERVICES Speaker Services Get Found Now! Club Proposal generator

Web seminars (AKA “webinars” or “webcasts”) are online seminars or presentations used to synchronously engage remote audiences with any content that can be presented from a computer desktop. Participants engage aurally with audio conferencing using their telephones or computers with headset, and many solutions offer video to enhance the visual connection between presenters and audience members. This is a guest post by Roger Courville. You can find out more about Roger in his bio at the end of this post.

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