Audience interaction

- The next to think about when you're doing your talk…is how are you going to be interactive with the audience.…I mentioned this in the section on confidence…because it's so important…if you can be having a bit of a laugh with the audience…and asking them things…and they're telling you examples they've had.…It feels almost more like a conversation…than a presentation.…And I think that's what great talks are like.…And when I talk at conferences,…usually there's six or ten speakers during the day,…and I'm the only one who asks the audience what they think…and has a bit of a banter going with the audience.…

A bit of chat, and people always love that.…So this is something you can easily do…that will make you better than the other speakers.…So, first of all, prepare it.…Think, what questions am I going to ask the audience?…And you need to allow time for that.…A lot of time goes by when you're asking them for examples,…so it may double the time that you need.…And therefore, you've only got half the material…that you think.…