Infographic: How to recapture your audience’s attention

Don’t lose heart if you see attendees whipping out phones, chatting among themselves or taking bathroom breaks. Follow these tips to reclaim your crowd.

Even in the best of circumstances, public speaking is stressful and difficult.

Add in a distracted, disengaged or restless audience, and you’re in for a major challenge. All’s not lost, however, even if you’re saddled with an audience full of fidgeters, snoozers, kibbitzers or blank starers.

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