A client-focused Baton Rouge, Louisiana, realtor with Burns & Company, Donald Auzine also holds marketing responsibilities with SA Consulting. A key attribute of success in Donald Auzine’s profession is the ability to interface effectively with potential customers and he has a strong interest in public speaking.
Presentations that hold listener attention ideally unfold as mini-stories, with analogies and metaphors used to tie concepts that people readily understand to ideas that may be new to them. Using three-part lists helps break complex concepts down into main ideas that can be easily digested and remembered.
Pacing is also critical and it makes sense to take breaks between main ideas to ask rhetorical questions, which get audience members to think in terms of their own personal experiences and reach for engaged answers. This relates to how people are primed to respond to questions, even when the answer is provided internally.
Another major aspect of a successful presentation involves knowing what the audience will respond to most. Familiarizing yourself with the demographic being addressed can help determine everything from word choice to manner of speaking, and the amount of hard sell brought to the speaking engagement.
Presentations that hold listener attention ideally unfold as mini-stories, with analogies and metaphors used to tie concepts that people readily understand to ideas that may be new to them. Using three-part lists helps break complex concepts down into main ideas that can be easily digested and remembered.
Pacing is also critical and it makes sense to take breaks between main ideas to ask rhetorical questions, which get audience members to think in terms of their own personal experiences and reach for engaged answers. This relates to how people are primed to respond to questions, even when the answer is provided internally.
Another major aspect of a successful presentation involves knowing what the audience will respond to most. Familiarizing yourself with the demographic being addressed can help determine everything from word choice to manner of speaking, and the amount of hard sell brought to the speaking engagement.
