Engaging your audience


Rhetorical questions
Are we satisfied with this product?
Do we really want to downsize?
Is the company growing fast enough?
Can we afford to ignore this problem?

Offer clarification
Is that clear?  
Are there any questions about that?
I’m sure some of you want to take me up on this.


Directing questions
George, I know you have a lot of experience. Could you comment?
Perhaps, I can ask Peter to answer that question? Peter?
I’d like to try an experiment. Could you ask your neighbor…?
Can I ask for a show of hands?
How many people…?
How many people here have ever…?

Creating rapport
We need to…?
We don’t need to spend time on this.
I know what you are thinking.
I’m sure everyone in this room…

Interesting facts
Did you know that…?
According to a recent study…
I read somewhere that…
Statistics sho0w that…

Interesting examples
For example…
For instance…
As an example…

Acknowledge
I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that…
I realize you all know…

Diplomacy- softening
I tend to think that…
It seems to me that…
It may be a little/ bit difficult.