Rap Tap and Act » interactive presentations http://raptapact.com Powerful interaction tips for your presentation and keynotes Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:10:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Get Your Audience Talking To Each Other In The Very Beginning http://raptapact.com/get-your-audience-talking-to-each-other-in-the-very-beginning/ http://raptapact.com/get-your-audience-talking-to-each-other-in-the-very-beginning/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:27:31 +0000 Rosie http://raptapact.com/?p=113 I had an opportunity to do a keynote two weeks ago. I used a technique I have used many times before with success. I walk rapidly out towards the audience and ask them to turn to the person on their left and right and say a the title of the keynote.. In this case the title was “My Best Is Yet To Come”

This is an old opening that works every time. It must be done with energy and excitment. It is an “in your face” approach that does not allow anyone to be a passive listener. The next step included two volunteers to come to the front and lead the audience in an interpretive dance to the song “The Best Is Yet To Come.” It was fun.

Give it a try. You don’t have to use the music if you do not have a license to play it or not  covered under the license of the institution you are speaking for at the time. However, you can use this low risk opening as long as you are not thinking about it failing. Give it all you have.

I ended it with just the words from a song, “I believe I can fly” . This statement was said in the same manner in which I opened the keynote.

Will you give it a try?

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