Welcome to the “Handling Presentation Distractions” video lesson, which guides learners to control everything they can and contingency plan for everything outside of their control. This video lesson is the fifth of eight in “The Art of Presentational Speaking: Advanced Presentation Skills” video course, which addresses some of the more detailed aspects of delivering an effective presentation. During this lesson, viewers will learn how to manage their audience to minimize distractions and even address attendee cross-talk. In addition, learners will receive some useful tips for handling unavoidable distractions or interruptions to their presentation.