Comments on: Leading Your Audience Down The Garden Path http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/uncategorized/leading-your-audience-down-the-garden-path/ ideas & techniques for for improving your speaking, presenting and influencing skills Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:34:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jo Jameson http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/uncategorized/leading-your-audience-down-the-garden-path/#comment-540 Jo Jameson Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:28:59 +0000 http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/blog/2008/01/15/leading-your-audience-down-the-garden-path/#comment-540 Hi Gavin I've put a link to this post on my blog as I think my readers will really enjoy your article. Jo Hi Gavin

I’ve put a link to this post on my blog as I think my readers will really enjoy your article.
Jo

]]> By: Be A Great Presenter.com » Blog Archive » Presentation Tips - Don’t Go Straight For the Jugular http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/uncategorized/leading-your-audience-down-the-garden-path/#comment-539 Be A Great Presenter.com » Blog Archive » Presentation Tips - Don’t Go Straight For the Jugular Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:28:02 +0000 http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/blog/2008/01/15/leading-your-audience-down-the-garden-path/#comment-539 [...] Gavin from The Reluctant Presenter’s Guide suggests taking them on a journey, with several stages along the way, to help them get to your [...] [...] Gavin from The Reluctant Presenter’s Guide suggests taking them on a journey, with several stages along the way, to help them get to your [...]

]]> By: Jo Jameson http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/uncategorized/leading-your-audience-down-the-garden-path/#comment-538 Jo Jameson Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:17:42 +0000 http://www.inter-activ.co.uk/blog/2008/01/15/leading-your-audience-down-the-garden-path/#comment-538 You make an excellent point. Far too often, speakers barge straight at a subject like a bull in a china shop, going in for the kill on the 'big idea' and often leaving audiences unwilling or unable to keep up. Instead, leading an audience in stages helps to build their trust and makes your job as a speaker much easier in the long run (especially if you can convince them that was where they'd wanted to go all along!) You make an excellent point. Far too often, speakers barge straight at a subject like a bull in a china shop, going in for the kill on the ‘big idea’ and often leaving audiences unwilling or unable to keep up. Instead, leading an audience in stages helps to build their trust and makes your job as a speaker much easier in the long run (especially if you can convince them that was where they’d wanted to go all along!)

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