Presentation Silence

It's the thing that all presenters dread – the silence that follows a presentation.

The days that follow your presentation are critical to success. This is when the people you presented to should be passing on your content to others, becoming content ambassadors and evangelists for your message. But in that silence, it can be hard to tell what is really happening.

It’s been 10 days since you presented, and there is only deathly silence. No questions, no follow-up. Did I block their number by accident? Have their emails been going to spam? What is happening over there? Should I call to ‘check in’? Maybe hang out in the lobby to bump into them by chance?

When your audience returns to the three to five presentations they saw 10 days ago, how easy is it for them to:

• recall your key points?

• remember what each point meant to them and how it helped them move forward

• find the supporting information that brings these key points to life?

• take out one, two or three slides that they can use to summarise everything you presented?

• present your ideas to others?

Crafting a compelling presentation goes beyond delivering information; it's about creating a lasting impact. In your recent presentations, consider these three critical objectives:

Structuring for Success

Is your presentation effectively structured to help you facilitate seamless delivery of content?

Building Audience Connection

Are you keeping your audience engaged, ensuring they stay connected and follow along without feeling lost?

Empowering Others to Share

Most importantly, is your content designed to make it easy for your audience to effortlessly share and deliver your message to others after a single exposure?

Often overlooked, the third point holds immense potential to shape what follows your presentation and how you can avoid the dreaded silence.

Reflect on your recent efforts — it could be the key to transforming your hard work into meaningful and lasting impact.