Daniel Sol\u00e9
\nL3, Spain<\/p><\/div>You have been selected to present a seminar at a Judge Conference,\u00a0either at a Grand Prix, National Conference,\u2026 You have been preparing your\u00a0topic, and you have everything ready for it: a PowerPoint, some notes in order\u00a0to remember everything you want to say, a presenters pen and printed\u00a0handouts for your audience.
It\u2019s your turn, so you go to the platform (if there is one) from where you\u00a0will present your seminar, you turn around, and then you take a glimpse at the\u00a0audience: you see a lot of faces looking at you, most of them inexpressive,\u00a0waiting for you to begin your seminar. You know you have prepared it, so\u00a0everything should be under control, but\u2026 how can you engage your audience in\u00a0the topic you are going to talk about?<\/p>\n
Before the Seminar<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>Although it\u2019s very important to prepare\u00a0the contents of your seminar, there are some\u00a0other thing you can do before actually\u00a0presenting the seminar to connect with your\u00a0audience. First of all, think about your\u00a0audience<\/em>, and prepare the seminar according\u00a0to them. It\u2019s not the same presenting\u00a0something to judges who got certified some\u00a0weeks ago or presenting the same topic to\u00a0experienced judges. When talking to new\u00a0judges, you can probably give them some\u00a0advice, while talking to experienced judges\u00a0you can use their experience while you\u00a0present your seminar.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s also useful to arrive early to check the audience\u2019s atmosphere. And. If\u00a0you\u2019re not presenting the first seminar, it\u2019s also useful to listen and observe\u00a0presenters before you. By doing this, you can get a lot of useful information,\u00a0and you can adapt your notes to what you hear, feel and see.<\/p>\n
Presenting the seminar<\/strong><\/h2>\nProbably the beginning of the seminar is the moment where it\u2019s more\u00a0important (and easier) to engage with the audience. Your body is your best ally\u00a0to achieve that, so use it<\/strong>. You can pause before you begin, and you should walk,\u00a0if possible, toward the audience. Establish eye contact with your audience, one\u00a0at a time. Hold eye contact for 5 to 7 seconds, then look at someone else in the\u00a0eye (note that some cultures consider eye contact rude, so be careful when\u00a0speaking in other countries<\/em>).<\/p>\nGesturing is also very important. The bigger the room and the group, the\u00a0bigger the gesture, but be careful not to perform unnecessary gestures. Try to\u00a0make the same gestures you would make in a normal conversation, but bigger.<\/p>\n
When giving examples, use your own histories\u00a0to emphasize those examples. If you don\u2019t have\u00a0any history related to what you\u2019re talking about,\u00a0you can ask some other judges if they have one,\u00a0and ask permission from them to use it. But\u00a0remember to ask those judges before the\u00a0conference, or you may end with no examples at\u00a0all.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
PowerPoint, and other presenting programs,\u00a0are very useful, but don\u2019t overuse it. In this\u00a0situation the sentence \u201cless is more\u201d applies. Use\u00a0pictures in your visuals, for example people, faces,\u00a0animals,\u2026 This gives your audience an emotional zap, and allows you to lock\u00a0your points in their brains, keeping the audience\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n
Encourage healthy debate. When presenting a seminar you\u2019re giving your\u00a0opinion or your personal experience in this area, but this doesn\u2019t mean that\u00a0there not may be more opinions about these area. So encourage the audience\u00a0to express their opinion, and act as a moderator if more than one person wants\u00a0to talk. However, this may lead to subjects that are not related to the actual\u00a0seminar, so stop the debate (in a polite form, of course) when this happens.<\/p>\n
Smiling is your best friend, whereas nerves are your worst enemy. Smile a\u00a0lot when presenting your seminar, even if it\u2019s fake. If you smile at the audience,\u00a0it is likely they will smile back. A smile creates good feelings and a true\u00a0connection between you and the audience, even if the smile is forced. That\u2019s\u00a0true because people are very bad at recognizing a fake smile, and they will read\u00a0the smile as a positive thing, a positive connection.<\/p>\n
Even though a fake smile is okay, nerves are not. Normally audience\u00a0detects them very fast, and they are not very welcomed among audiences \u2013\u00a0they\u2019re not inspiring nor trustworthy. There are lots of ways to relax before the\u00a0seminar. One is, of course, knowing your material well. The more you prepare\u00a0your seminar, the more relaxed you will be. But there are also many physical\u00a0activities that you can do to relax yourself. Some people jump up and down for two minutes before going on stage, other do stretchings, others do power\u00a0positions. For example, going to the bathroom and staying with the arms wide\u00a0open for some minutes. When our body is in an open extended position, the\u00a0brain feels like if we were in a position of superiority, and this increases our\u00a0confidence. Try to find whatever it\u2019s appropriate for you.<\/p>\n
And finally, think about questions. When do you prefer them? Do you\u00a0feel comfortable answering questions during the presentation or do you prefer\u00a0them at the end? Some people feel uncomfortable when they are interrupted\u00a0by a question, so make clear to the audience that you will answer questions at\u00a0the end. However, for a healthy conference, it\u2019s better to let the audience ask\u00a0question during the conference, and the easiest way is to engage them to raise\u00a0their hand if they want to ask something or add something to your explanation.<\/p>\n
After the Seminar<\/strong><\/h2>\nYes, you can also connect with the audience once the seminar is over. In\u00a0fact, positive connection is after your presentation.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
First of all, stick around when you finish your\u00a0seminar, and be available. Normally the good\u00a0questions come at this point. If you pack\u00a0everything as soon as you finish your seminar,\u00a0anyone who wants to speak with you will feel\u00a0disregarded, and you will lose this excellent\u00a0opportunity. If there\u2019s a reason for leaving the\u00a0area quickly, tell the audience that you will\u00a0meet them in another area.<\/p>\n
Approaching the audience when finishing the\u00a0seminar is also a good idea. You can smile,\u00a0shake hands and make eye contact with the\u00a0audience, and they will see that you are\u00a0available to them if they want to ask something.<\/p>\n
And you can also offer them your e-mail, or ask their e-mail, if they want\u00a0to discuss something. Take in mind that many people are afraid of asking\u00a0questions in public, so by doing this you offer them the chance to discuss privately whatever they think it\u2019s important.<\/p>\n
In Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\nAlthough it\u2019s very important to prepare your conference before actually\u00a0presenting it, it\u2019s also very important to engage the audience. Even the best\u00a0preparation, or a person who is a really expert in the area he\u2019s presenting, can\u00a0fail in achieving his or her purpose by presenting the seminar if he or she\u00a0doesn\u2019t engage the audience.<\/p>\n
One last thing: what if you do all this and you still don\u2019t connect to the\u00a0audience? We give you an advice: Blame it on the audience, and try it\u00a0somewhere else. As some experts say: \u201cSome audiences are just not right for\u00a0you\u201d. Fortunately, this doesn\u2019t happen in the majority of situations, so try to do\u00a0your best and you\u2019ll probably connect with your audience!!<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n
Is this an interesting read? Do you also have something to say about\u00a0slides and seminars? We are always looking for feedback, but even more\u00a0for collaborators! It doesn’t matter if you want to help writing\u00a0already scheduled articles, or share entirely new ideas. Contact\u00a0George <\/a>
<\/span><\/span>or Ivan<\/a>
<\/span><\/span>, and let the\u00a0Judge Community know what you think.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You have been selected to present a seminar at a Judge Conference,\u00a0either at a Grand Prix, National Conference,\u2026 You have been preparing your\u00a0topic, and you have everything ready for it: a PowerPoint, some notes in order\u00a0to remember everything you want to say, a presenters pen and printed\u00a0handouts for your audience.It\u2019s your turn, so you go […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":288,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,10],"tags":[],"language":[13],"class_list":["post-283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-conference-presenters","language-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":290,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283\/revisions\/290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
It\u2019s also useful to arrive early to check the audience\u2019s atmosphere. And. If\u00a0you\u2019re not presenting the first seminar, it\u2019s also useful to listen and observe\u00a0presenters before you. By doing this, you can get a lot of useful information,\u00a0and you can adapt your notes to what you hear, feel and see.<\/p>\n
Presenting the seminar<\/strong><\/h2>\nProbably the beginning of the seminar is the moment where it\u2019s more\u00a0important (and easier) to engage with the audience. Your body is your best ally\u00a0to achieve that, so use it<\/strong>. You can pause before you begin, and you should walk,\u00a0if possible, toward the audience. Establish eye contact with your audience, one\u00a0at a time. Hold eye contact for 5 to 7 seconds, then look at someone else in the\u00a0eye (note that some cultures consider eye contact rude, so be careful when\u00a0speaking in other countries<\/em>).<\/p>\nGesturing is also very important. The bigger the room and the group, the\u00a0bigger the gesture, but be careful not to perform unnecessary gestures. Try to\u00a0make the same gestures you would make in a normal conversation, but bigger.<\/p>\n
When giving examples, use your own histories\u00a0to emphasize those examples. If you don\u2019t have\u00a0any history related to what you\u2019re talking about,\u00a0you can ask some other judges if they have one,\u00a0and ask permission from them to use it. But\u00a0remember to ask those judges before the\u00a0conference, or you may end with no examples at\u00a0all.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
PowerPoint, and other presenting programs,\u00a0are very useful, but don\u2019t overuse it. In this\u00a0situation the sentence \u201cless is more\u201d applies. Use\u00a0pictures in your visuals, for example people, faces,\u00a0animals,\u2026 This gives your audience an emotional zap, and allows you to lock\u00a0your points in their brains, keeping the audience\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n
Encourage healthy debate. When presenting a seminar you\u2019re giving your\u00a0opinion or your personal experience in this area, but this doesn\u2019t mean that\u00a0there not may be more opinions about these area. So encourage the audience\u00a0to express their opinion, and act as a moderator if more than one person wants\u00a0to talk. However, this may lead to subjects that are not related to the actual\u00a0seminar, so stop the debate (in a polite form, of course) when this happens.<\/p>\n
Smiling is your best friend, whereas nerves are your worst enemy. Smile a\u00a0lot when presenting your seminar, even if it\u2019s fake. If you smile at the audience,\u00a0it is likely they will smile back. A smile creates good feelings and a true\u00a0connection between you and the audience, even if the smile is forced. That\u2019s\u00a0true because people are very bad at recognizing a fake smile, and they will read\u00a0the smile as a positive thing, a positive connection.<\/p>\n
Even though a fake smile is okay, nerves are not. Normally audience\u00a0detects them very fast, and they are not very welcomed among audiences \u2013\u00a0they\u2019re not inspiring nor trustworthy. There are lots of ways to relax before the\u00a0seminar. One is, of course, knowing your material well. The more you prepare\u00a0your seminar, the more relaxed you will be. But there are also many physical\u00a0activities that you can do to relax yourself. Some people jump up and down for two minutes before going on stage, other do stretchings, others do power\u00a0positions. For example, going to the bathroom and staying with the arms wide\u00a0open for some minutes. When our body is in an open extended position, the\u00a0brain feels like if we were in a position of superiority, and this increases our\u00a0confidence. Try to find whatever it\u2019s appropriate for you.<\/p>\n
And finally, think about questions. When do you prefer them? Do you\u00a0feel comfortable answering questions during the presentation or do you prefer\u00a0them at the end? Some people feel uncomfortable when they are interrupted\u00a0by a question, so make clear to the audience that you will answer questions at\u00a0the end. However, for a healthy conference, it\u2019s better to let the audience ask\u00a0question during the conference, and the easiest way is to engage them to raise\u00a0their hand if they want to ask something or add something to your explanation.<\/p>\n
After the Seminar<\/strong><\/h2>\nYes, you can also connect with the audience once the seminar is over. In\u00a0fact, positive connection is after your presentation.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
First of all, stick around when you finish your\u00a0seminar, and be available. Normally the good\u00a0questions come at this point. If you pack\u00a0everything as soon as you finish your seminar,\u00a0anyone who wants to speak with you will feel\u00a0disregarded, and you will lose this excellent\u00a0opportunity. If there\u2019s a reason for leaving the\u00a0area quickly, tell the audience that you will\u00a0meet them in another area.<\/p>\n
Approaching the audience when finishing the\u00a0seminar is also a good idea. You can smile,\u00a0shake hands and make eye contact with the\u00a0audience, and they will see that you are\u00a0available to them if they want to ask something.<\/p>\n
And you can also offer them your e-mail, or ask their e-mail, if they want\u00a0to discuss something. Take in mind that many people are afraid of asking\u00a0questions in public, so by doing this you offer them the chance to discuss privately whatever they think it\u2019s important.<\/p>\n
In Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\nAlthough it\u2019s very important to prepare your conference before actually\u00a0presenting it, it\u2019s also very important to engage the audience. Even the best\u00a0preparation, or a person who is a really expert in the area he\u2019s presenting, can\u00a0fail in achieving his or her purpose by presenting the seminar if he or she\u00a0doesn\u2019t engage the audience.<\/p>\n
One last thing: what if you do all this and you still don\u2019t connect to the\u00a0audience? We give you an advice: Blame it on the audience, and try it\u00a0somewhere else. As some experts say: \u201cSome audiences are just not right for\u00a0you\u201d. Fortunately, this doesn\u2019t happen in the majority of situations, so try to do\u00a0your best and you\u2019ll probably connect with your audience!!<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n
Is this an interesting read? Do you also have something to say about\u00a0slides and seminars? We are always looking for feedback, but even more\u00a0for collaborators! It doesn’t matter if you want to help writing\u00a0already scheduled articles, or share entirely new ideas. Contact\u00a0George <\/a><\/span><\/span>or Ivan<\/a><\/span><\/span>, and let the\u00a0Judge Community know what you think.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You have been selected to present a seminar at a Judge Conference,\u00a0either at a Grand Prix, National Conference,\u2026 You have been preparing your\u00a0topic, and you have everything ready for it: a PowerPoint, some notes in order\u00a0to remember everything you want to say, a presenters pen and printed\u00a0handouts for your audience.It\u2019s your turn, so you go […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":288,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,10],"tags":[],"language":[13],"class_list":["post-283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-conference-presenters","language-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":290,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283\/revisions\/290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Gesturing is also very important. The bigger the room and the group, the\u00a0bigger the gesture, but be careful not to perform unnecessary gestures. Try to\u00a0make the same gestures you would make in a normal conversation, but bigger.<\/p>\n
When giving examples, use your own histories\u00a0to emphasize those examples. If you don\u2019t have\u00a0any history related to what you\u2019re talking about,\u00a0you can ask some other judges if they have one,\u00a0and ask permission from them to use it. But\u00a0remember to ask those judges before the\u00a0conference, or you may end with no examples at\u00a0all.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
PowerPoint, and other presenting programs,\u00a0are very useful, but don\u2019t overuse it. In this\u00a0situation the sentence \u201cless is more\u201d applies. Use\u00a0pictures in your visuals, for example people, faces,\u00a0animals,\u2026 This gives your audience an emotional zap, and allows you to lock\u00a0your points in their brains, keeping the audience\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n
Encourage healthy debate. When presenting a seminar you\u2019re giving your\u00a0opinion or your personal experience in this area, but this doesn\u2019t mean that\u00a0there not may be more opinions about these area. So encourage the audience\u00a0to express their opinion, and act as a moderator if more than one person wants\u00a0to talk. However, this may lead to subjects that are not related to the actual\u00a0seminar, so stop the debate (in a polite form, of course) when this happens.<\/p>\n
Smiling is your best friend, whereas nerves are your worst enemy. Smile a\u00a0lot when presenting your seminar, even if it\u2019s fake. If you smile at the audience,\u00a0it is likely they will smile back. A smile creates good feelings and a true\u00a0connection between you and the audience, even if the smile is forced. That\u2019s\u00a0true because people are very bad at recognizing a fake smile, and they will read\u00a0the smile as a positive thing, a positive connection.<\/p>\n
Even though a fake smile is okay, nerves are not. Normally audience\u00a0detects them very fast, and they are not very welcomed among audiences \u2013\u00a0they\u2019re not inspiring nor trustworthy. There are lots of ways to relax before the\u00a0seminar. One is, of course, knowing your material well. The more you prepare\u00a0your seminar, the more relaxed you will be. But there are also many physical\u00a0activities that you can do to relax yourself. Some people jump up and down for two minutes before going on stage, other do stretchings, others do power\u00a0positions. For example, going to the bathroom and staying with the arms wide\u00a0open for some minutes. When our body is in an open extended position, the\u00a0brain feels like if we were in a position of superiority, and this increases our\u00a0confidence. Try to find whatever it\u2019s appropriate for you.<\/p>\n
And finally, think about questions. When do you prefer them? Do you\u00a0feel comfortable answering questions during the presentation or do you prefer\u00a0them at the end? Some people feel uncomfortable when they are interrupted\u00a0by a question, so make clear to the audience that you will answer questions at\u00a0the end. However, for a healthy conference, it\u2019s better to let the audience ask\u00a0question during the conference, and the easiest way is to engage them to raise\u00a0their hand if they want to ask something or add something to your explanation.<\/p>\n
After the Seminar<\/strong><\/h2>\nYes, you can also connect with the audience once the seminar is over. In\u00a0fact, positive connection is after your presentation.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
First of all, stick around when you finish your\u00a0seminar, and be available. Normally the good\u00a0questions come at this point. If you pack\u00a0everything as soon as you finish your seminar,\u00a0anyone who wants to speak with you will feel\u00a0disregarded, and you will lose this excellent\u00a0opportunity. If there\u2019s a reason for leaving the\u00a0area quickly, tell the audience that you will\u00a0meet them in another area.<\/p>\n
Approaching the audience when finishing the\u00a0seminar is also a good idea. You can smile,\u00a0shake hands and make eye contact with the\u00a0audience, and they will see that you are\u00a0available to them if they want to ask something.<\/p>\n
And you can also offer them your e-mail, or ask their e-mail, if they want\u00a0to discuss something. Take in mind that many people are afraid of asking\u00a0questions in public, so by doing this you offer them the chance to discuss privately whatever they think it\u2019s important.<\/p>\n
In Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\nAlthough it\u2019s very important to prepare your conference before actually\u00a0presenting it, it\u2019s also very important to engage the audience. Even the best\u00a0preparation, or a person who is a really expert in the area he\u2019s presenting, can\u00a0fail in achieving his or her purpose by presenting the seminar if he or she\u00a0doesn\u2019t engage the audience.<\/p>\n
One last thing: what if you do all this and you still don\u2019t connect to the\u00a0audience? We give you an advice: Blame it on the audience, and try it\u00a0somewhere else. As some experts say: \u201cSome audiences are just not right for\u00a0you\u201d. Fortunately, this doesn\u2019t happen in the majority of situations, so try to do\u00a0your best and you\u2019ll probably connect with your audience!!<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n
Is this an interesting read? Do you also have something to say about\u00a0slides and seminars? We are always looking for feedback, but even more\u00a0for collaborators! It doesn’t matter if you want to help writing\u00a0already scheduled articles, or share entirely new ideas. Contact\u00a0George <\/a><\/span><\/span>or Ivan<\/a><\/span><\/span>, and let the\u00a0Judge Community know what you think.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You have been selected to present a seminar at a Judge Conference,\u00a0either at a Grand Prix, National Conference,\u2026 You have been preparing your\u00a0topic, and you have everything ready for it: a PowerPoint, some notes in order\u00a0to remember everything you want to say, a presenters pen and printed\u00a0handouts for your audience.It\u2019s your turn, so you go […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":288,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,10],"tags":[],"language":[13],"class_list":["post-283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-conference-presenters","language-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":290,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283\/revisions\/290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Although it\u2019s very important to prepare your conference before actually\u00a0presenting it, it\u2019s also very important to engage the audience. Even the best\u00a0preparation, or a person who is a really expert in the area he\u2019s presenting, can\u00a0fail in achieving his or her purpose by presenting the seminar if he or she\u00a0doesn\u2019t engage the audience.<\/p>\n
One last thing: what if you do all this and you still don\u2019t connect to the\u00a0audience? We give you an advice: Blame it on the audience, and try it\u00a0somewhere else. As some experts say: \u201cSome audiences are just not right for\u00a0you\u201d. Fortunately, this doesn\u2019t happen in the majority of situations, so try to do\u00a0your best and you\u2019ll probably connect with your audience!!<\/p>\n
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Is this an interesting read? Do you also have something to say about\u00a0slides and seminars? We are always looking for feedback, but even more\u00a0for collaborators! It doesn’t matter if you want to help writing\u00a0already scheduled articles, or share entirely new ideas. Contact\u00a0George <\/a> You have been selected to present a seminar at a Judge Conference,\u00a0either at a Grand Prix, National Conference,\u2026 You have been preparing your\u00a0topic, and you have everything ready for it: a PowerPoint, some notes in order\u00a0to remember everything you want to say, a presenters pen and printed\u00a0handouts for your audience.It\u2019s your turn, so you go […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":288,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,10],"tags":[],"language":[13],"class_list":["post-283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-conference-presenters","language-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":290,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283\/revisions\/290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/span><\/span>or Ivan<\/a>
<\/span><\/span>, and let the\u00a0Judge Community know what you think.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"