In a popular previous post, ‘dealing with difficult questions’, Sandy Kaye explored techniques for handling your audience. As part of my video series on Presentation Skills, you can view how I handle questions.
If you give enough presentations, there’s a good chance that someday you’re going to find yourself the target of an uncooperative or hostile audience member. As in most crisis situations, you will be in good stead to have a plan of how to respond. There are many verbal techniques available which will help you handle hostile or difficult audiences, some of which I am able to outline here. These are all tried and tested over the course of the last 10 years during my own personal training and presentation courses. Use them with confidence – they really work! Continue Reading »
