Presentation Building Block 07: Attention Spans

Description

Public speaking can be daunting. There's no point in making a presentation if you can't grab and hold your audience's attention. After all, you need your material to land and stick. In order to achieve that, you must understand the audience experience – when and how they pay attention. Take this short course to learn more. Check outSmartMouth'sSpeechBuildertool, which is an added resource in every course. TheSpeechBuilderprompts you to fill in the blanks and create either an outline or a full presentation. It's a paint-by-numbers solution for public speakers!

Course Objectives

• Explains how and when audiences pay attention and retain information.
• Differentiates between attention span length and competition for an audience's attention.
• Offers a solution for capturing audience attention after natural dips in attention span.