Present In Context Of Your Audience

Try to spot someone in the audience whose work you have some familiarity with. Then rearrange your presentation so as to mention some of that person's work. Everyone in the audience has come to listen to your lecture hoping of hearing their work mentioned.

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To deliver a presentation that will engage your audience, you need to balance structure (preparation) and improvisation (flexibility).

• Structure. Think about the most pressing concern of your audience, and how you can best address it...

If your attempts at communication fail, blame yourself. 

You clearly haven’t conveyed the message in a way that your audience wants to hear, at a time that works for them. Reflect on what might have gone wrong, so that you can do better next time, and then move on.