If people want more, they ll know where to go, and you should always leave them wanting more. Do use humor as appropriate, but that seldom means telling jokes. Mucciolo encourages the use of analogies taken from outside the speaker s industry. You should have a story, an example, or an analogy for all 20 of those. Look what they ve done to my song, Ma If you ve done your homework, information in your presentation will be the kind that s being sought, though additional information in handouts can add value to your report.
People challenge good ideas all the time, and that s another area for preparation.
Audience members will probably have questions or ask for more information, and you should have facts, figures, and other details at the ready. If you don t have an answer to a particular question, don t even blink about saying you ll check and will get back to them at a certain time. Although you ve addressed some anticipated objections in advance, there may be more. Relax and take a moment to consider whether the objection makes sense, and what could be done to take care of the concern, if it s valid. Let s consider some ways we could take care of that.