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7 Attention-Grabbing Triggers

Here are some tips on what you can do to keep people from tuning out.

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When you’re giving a presentation, or pitching a sale, you’re always at risk of losing the attention and focus of the audience. Let’s face it… people have short attention spans. So, what can you do to keep people from tuning out? Here are some tips: 

  1. Smile 
  2. Use shorter sentences 
  3. Change your delivery speed from time to time 
  4. Use pauses 
  5. Insert a blank slide when talking about a key topic – this will encourage the audience to listen to what you’re saying
  6. Ask a question and pause before you answer it 
  7. Tell a captivating story

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Mark Jewell

Mark Jewell

Mark Jewell is the President and co-founder of Selling Energy. He is a subject matter expert, coach, speaker and best-selling author focused on overcoming barriers to implementing projects. Mark teaches other professionals and organizations how to turbocharge their sales success.

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