Engaging the audience while presenting a Presentation.
                     Engaging the Audience while 
presenting a Presentation
Break the ice
• Each of your audience members comes to your 
presentation in a completely different mood. A 
simple ice-breaker can put everyone on the same 
level and energize them for your presentation
Source: Virtual Speech
Add videos
• Videos are a great tool when it comes to giving an 
engaging presentation. Videos can evoke emotions 
in an audience that could be otherwise quite 
difficult to elicit.
Tell stories
• Storytelling is the best way to captivate your 
audience’s attention, no matter where they are from 
or what they do for a living. People automatically 
tune in when you start telling your story because they 
want to know what happens next.
Source: AGU
Ask questions
• Take a break from your presentation from time to 
time and interact with your audience. Ask 
for their questions and incorporate them during 
the presentation. 
Source: Virtual Speech
Use more pictures
• Pictures are worth a thousand words, so use more 
pictures, that can draw attention of the audience 
and you will be able to tell your story in a better 
way.
Source: Motion Array
Smile and keep eye contact
• You need to smile at your audience and keep eye 
contact with them, which builds a rapport with the 
audience and they will get more connected to you.
Source: Exordo
Stage presence
• Don’t let nervousness get the better of you. Keep 
calm, maintain a good body posture and while 
speaking, you should have a good hand gesture 
which shows your confidence.
Source: Product Journal
Share the stage
• Share the stage with other presenters or the audience 
members to help you narrate the story and make the 
whole presentation more interactive. Bring someone from 
the audience onstage and get them do something relevant 
and fun, which should always be arranged in advance
Source: Slido Blog
Effective conclusion
• Recap the main points or arguments you've 
covered.  Reiterate your purpose, thesis, or research 
question. Reinforce what's important for the 
audience to take away from your presentation.
Source: Wordstream