3.2.2 Engaging the Audience

• Engaging the audience means capturing their attention and interest
• Why is maintaining eye contact important during a presentation?

  Connect with audience
• Match the engaging technique with its disengaging counterpart:

  Eye contact ↔️ Reading from slides

  Varied tone ↔️ Monotone delivery

  Rhetorical questions ↔️ No interaction
• Asking thought-provoking questions is a disengaging technique for audience involvement.

  False
• Open, expressive body language can help engage the audience during a presentation.


  True
• Avoiding eye contact is an effective way to show the audience you are focused on them.

  False
• Eye contact and body language are nonverbal cues that can help maintain audience engagement.

  True
• Open, expressive body language can help engage the audience during a presentation.

  True
• Using a monotone, flat delivery can keep the audience engaged.

  False
• Order the following engaging techniques for a presentation:

  1️⃣ Eye contact

  2️⃣ Tone and pace of delivery

  3️⃣ Body language and gestures

  4️⃣ Rhetorical questions and interaction
• Standing rigidly with a closed-off posture can make you appear disinterested or uncomfortable
• Using polls during a presentation requires preparation and reliable technology
• What type of delivery is likely to cause the audience to lose focus during a presentation?

  Monotone
• What is one disengaging technique related to tone and pace of delivery?

  Monotone delivery
• What is the term for the use of nonverbal cues to engage an audience?

  Nonverbal communication
• Arrange the following verbal techniques for maintaining audience attention in order of importance:

  1️⃣ Dynamic Tone

  2️⃣ Strategic Pauses

  3️⃣ Interactive Questions

  4️⃣ Visual Aids
• What is one disengaging technique related to tone and pace of delivery?

  Monotone delivery
• Maintaining eye contact with the audience is a key technique to engage
• Rhetorical questions are used to prompt audience interaction
• What is a key nonverbal technique to engage the audience during a presentation?

  Eye contact
• What type of tone helps highlight important points during a presentation?

  Dynamic tone
• Match the audience type with the appropriate adaptation strategy:

  Beginners ↔️ Use plain English, define key terms

  Young Adults ↔️ Relate topics to current trends

  Senior Citizens ↔️ Use clear, concise language
• Asking questions during a presentation stimulates thinking and gathers feedback.


  True
• A monotone, flat delivery is an engaging technique for presentations.

  False
• To engage the audience, maintaining direct eye contact helps you connect with them personally
• Engaging the audience means capturing their attention and interest
• Match the engaging technique with its disengaging counterpart:

  Eye contact ↔️ Reading from slides

  Varied tone ↔️ Monotone delivery

  Thought-provoking questions ↔️ No audience involvement
• Effective use of nonverbal techniques alongside verbal delivery helps keep the audience engaged
• Engaging the audience means capturing their attention and interest
• What does it mean to engage the audience during a presentation?

  Capturing their attention and interest
• What type of body language helps engage the audience during a presentation?

  Open and expressive
• Speaking in a monotone, flat delivery can cause the audience to lose focus.


  True
• Order the following verbal techniques to maintain audience interest:

  1️⃣ Dynamic tone

  2️⃣ Strategic pauses

  3️⃣ Interactive questions
• Nonverbal cues such as eye contact and body language play a critical role in keeping the audience engaged
• Why is audience interaction important during a presentation?

  Keeps them involved