Engaging is a title granted by the listener.

No student who ever left a classroom, attendee who left a conference session, or employee who left a meeting presentation said, “What an incredible slide deck!” And if they did, that’s a problem.

Presenters who achieve top success with audiences have learned to communicate with their voice and body in ways that others haven’t. They understand there are specific skills that raise engagement, trust, and buy-in to make their message land with deep impact. And they know how to achieve this impact across a variety of group dynamics. Before we get into our slides, we need to get into our skills.

Anyone willing to get better, can.

Secret: the amount of time and information you pack into your slides has little to no impact on your impact with the audience.