Presentation Skills Basics: 11. Handling Distractions

Distractions happen. Maybe it's someone walking in mid-meeting. Or you experience a technology glitch over the webinar. It happens. And every time there's a distraction, the audience will turn and see what it is. Or sometimes they take that opportunity to check their phone or email, or otherwise check out mentally. That's just the reality of the situation. Let's talk about what we can do to deal with distractions, bringing the audience's attention back to us and what we're speaking on.