How do I get the audience to ask questions after a lesson/ lecture?

Last month in April 2019, I had the opportunity to be invited and presented the Essex-Kaplan Singapore "Symposium on Play and Pedagogy in Teaching".

During the Questions and Answer segment, one of the participants asked, "How do I get the audience to ask questions after a lesson/ lecture?"

I had similar experiences earlier in my speaking career.  Throughout the years, I tried out many methods.  And I realised that the basic way in a presentation is making connection and engagement with the audience.  This is because human is a social creature. 

To answer the question above, one of the ways that could be done is to bring the audience on a journey. Start the session on "Gear One", get the audience slowly warm up, and end the session on a high-note.  Once the audience are excited, the barrier to inhibitions are lowered, and audience will start asking questions.

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Hazriq Idrus
Author, "The Stage Fright Antidote" + 8 other books

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