In this episode of The Presentation Whisperer Show, you’ll learn:
- How to respond when your opening story or icebreaker lands flat.
- Why starting with a humorous video can be a powerful tool to gauge audience energy.
- What to do if your opening video or joke doesn’t get the reaction you expected.
- Why presenters often take a “dead room” personally — and how to avoid that trap.
- How “turning up the volume” can backfire and what to do instead.
- Creative questioning techniques that help thaw a cold or unresponsive audience.
- How to maintain composure when audience energy is low due to fatigue, bad news, or cultural norms.
- Lessons learned from personal mistakes when trying to wake up a dead room.
- Best practices for walking into a presentation knowing audience energy will be low.
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