About how to handle a difficult audience, a PowerPoint presentation – Part 1:03 a.m.

In this article which is part 1 of 3 I will talk about difficult audiences during Powerpoint presentations and how to deal with them.

This article consists of effective tips for both native English speakers and people who speak English as a second language. So let’s get to the good stuff.

When you are doing your English Powerpoint presentation your audience can be your best friend or your worst enemy. This will usually depend on your presentation but on occasion you may not be the cause of hostility. There are many reasons why your audience may not like what they see or hear.

The question we need to ask is what do we do in a situation like this? What is the solution?

You need to control your audience, being calm and good natured are the best things to do. Anger will never win your audience over. This can be a difficult task but is very important. If you do get angry then your audience will know you have lost control. So remember be calm.

When asked awkward or difficult questions there are four ways you can deal with them.

Disarm

You simply thank the person for a great question or tell them how important their question is. By doing this you will disarm the hostility of their question because you have made them feel good.

Hand back

The question can sometimes just be a disguise for an opinion. So ask them what they think, let them feel that they can comment freely.

Pass over

If you have a smaller audience you could consider passing it over to another audience member. By this I mean putting the question to someone else (’Perhaps John could help us with that question?’) Be careful with this one though. As I have already mentioned you should only do this with a small audience only (15 or less). You should also be familiar with the attendees.

Defer

If you feel the question is difficult or uninteresting to others politely say you will deal with it separately after the presentation has finished

Summary

So let’s summarize what has been covered in this article.

- The audience can be your friend or enemy

- If the audience is difficult you need a solution

- The solution is control

- You can disarm, hand back, pass over or defer questions.

Now follow the actions below so you can use these tips effectively.

Action

1. Create a 3 – 4 minute presentation

2. Remember to consider everything covered in this post

3. Instruct your The audience is difficult
The fourth group (5 or more), you can create your presentation.
Statements about 5 videos
6 Monitoring and Analysis
If necessary, the seventh iteration

I found these tips helpful, and we hope that in the 2nd Zhangzhou.

Thanks
Liam

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