Techniques of gaining audience attention

• Movement-walk around the conference table.Try to move toward your audience especially at the beginning and end of your talk

• Eye Contact -Make eye contact with your audience and  comfortable with your surroundings .As beginning to speak command attention  by surveying the entire audience .

• Promise -Beginning with promise consist keeping the audience engaged .Use of astonishing statements keeps audience awake and waiting.

• Questions -Questions is an important part of the presentation .Questions help to keep listeners active and   involved in the presentation.Ask the audience for the show of hands to get each listener thinking .The response will give you a gauge of audience attention .

• Self interest -Review your entire presentation to ensure that it meets the critical audience test .Understanding and reviewing your topic will help one to understand and organize what they are talking about.