It’s no secret that modern audiences are more distractible than ever. If you don’t get them involved right away, you risk losing their attention.
But too many presenters focus on delivering all their information without giving the audience an immediate benefit. This can cause listeners to check out and reach for their phones.
In my workshops, I aim to give participants a quick win. What is that?
A quick win is gaining a fresh insight, applying a skill, or discovering the power of an ordinary experience.
I give participants an early win by having them share a story with a partner about a positive experience they’ve had in the past week. This simple exercise may uncovers a lesson that’s universal, relatable, and valuable to everyone.
How can you create a quick win?
- Ask your audience to reflect on a recent challenge and share the lesson they learned.
- Have them apply a new idea immediately to a real-life situation and ask for their feedback.
- Offer an easy-to-remember insight that changes how they see an old problem.
Creating a quick win helps your audience connect, engage, and feel like they’ve already gained something useful in the opening minutes of your presentation.
What quick win will you create for your next talk?
Michael’s mission is to help leaders, managers and sales professionals communicate with more confidence, impact, and influence. This passion is born from his own communication difficulties early in his career.
Fortunately, he discovered that public speaking is like riding a bike, swimming or driving a car - it’s a learnable skill. Once he discovered this ‘secret’ he became a voracious student of the craft. He took courses, studied some of the world’s best speakers and storytellers and continues to study presentation and business storytelling skills.
He is hired by companies and organizations, leaders, managers and sales professionals, and TEDx speakers to help them become more confident, impactful and influential communicators.
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