During a recent presentation, I told my audience that whoever scored higher than my score of 84 could receive a free copy of my book, The 2020 Workplace.
When I found myself at a pre-Fashion Week runway show last night, soaking in uber-cool choreography during a presentation by the denim line DL1961, I tried to forget about how I had answered my first e-mail at 7 that morning.
Above all, keep them engaged during the 10-minute chunks of time by keeping your presentation slides visually engaging (see some of my previous articles for more tips on the visual display of information).