During my presentation I see someone is on their phone.. Do they think I'm boring?

Shit. Now some people in the audience are talking to each other. Have I lost control of the group?

Help. How can I manage this?

Use VERBAL BRIDGES 🌉

🙏🏻 This powerful tool guarantees you'll grab and KEEP people's attention. But it also helps you:

- Engage the audience on a deeper level.

- Make things more relatable to them.

- Structure your presentation.

There are 3 types of verbal bridges.

Attention bridges (show importance and relevance):

1. This is really important to understand...

2. Okay now stay with me here...

3. Most people can't understand this concept...

4. Do you know about...?

5. You've probably never heard of this before...

6. Let me get this straight...

7. I want to share something...

8. Let me tell you a secret...

9. The number one question people ask me is...

10. End/conclusion: If there's one thing I want you to remember from today, it's...

Story bridges (start a story / anecdote):

1. This reminds me of...

2. The following story truly happened...

3. When I was in high school...

4. One day when...

5. One of my favorite stories is...

6. Do you guys want to hear a good story...?

7. Who of you is familiar with the story of...?

8. Back when we were young, me and my brother...

9. Who was here when x happened...?

10. What would you do if the following happened to you...?

Emotion bridges (trigger an emotional response):

1. You're going to love this / hate this / disagree with this...

2. This was really special to me...

3. I'm a bit ashamed to tell you the following...

4. I get goosebumps just thinking about...

5. This is exactly why I quit my last job...

6. This is precisely why the previous client failed...

7. The last time I cried was...

8. I'm proud of...

9. Can you imagine how I felt when...

10. I've got bad news for you...