Chapter Name: Use strategies that capture and retain the interest of an audience
Description:Teaches verbal and non-verbal techniques to engage and maintain audience attention.
Purpuse:To enhance communication delivery in presentations, pitches, and meetings.
Rational:Captivating communication is essential for influencing clients, investors, and teams.
Chapter Assessment
Scope of Practical Skill
Key Requirement 1: Use strategies that capture and retain the interest of an audience
Learners should employ techniques such as storytelling, varied intonation, and engaging visuals to maintain audience interest during presentations.
Assessment Questions
Assessment 1 : Key words/signs, pace and pause, stress, volume and intonation or sign size, pace, rhythm and non-manual features are used in appropriate ways to reinforce the message.
Effective use of key words/signs, body language, and pacing to maintain audience engagement.
Assessment 2 : Body language is appropriate to context and topic, and reinforces main ideas and points of view.
Body language should be context-appropriate and reinforce main ideas and points of view.
Assessment 3 : Formal communications are planned in writing/signing, and plans are detailed, complete, and realistic with respect to time allocation and content.
Formal communications should be planned, realistic, and detailed, considering time allocation and content.
Assessment 4 : Visual aids are appropriate to topic and context, and enhance the presentation and the transfer of information and understanding.
Visual aids should enhance the presentation and transfer information clearly and effectively.
Assessment 5 : Techniques are used to maintain continuity and interaction.
Techniques should be used to maintain the flow of conversation and interaction with the audience.