May 11, 2008
In my last post I wrote about the attention-getting myth. I argued that the idea that you have to grab attention at the beginning of a presentation is a myth. Here’s the evidence to back that up.
Studies have been done measuring the attention levels of students in university lectures. Here’s the results of a study that [...]
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May 9, 2008
There is a pervasive myth in public speaking and presenting that you have to have an attention-getting opening.
I would argue to the contrary. The beginning of your talk is the one time that you can guarantee that the audience is paying attention. They will pay attention for the first one or two minutes to see if your presentation [...]
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