What to Do When You’re Losing Your Audience During a Presentation; Harvard Business Review, September 19, 2019

Dorie Clark, Harvard Business Review; What to Do When You’re Losing Your Audience During a Presentation

"As a professional speaker who has given more than 300 talks over the past half-decade, I’ve addressed plenty of audiences under adverse conditions, from the serious (employees smarting from news of an impending reorg) to the banal (fighting to be heard over the clank of silverware during a lunchtime speaking slot). Here are four strategies that have helped me regain control of the room."