4. Imagine Something

Tell your audience to imagine something. Tell them to think of a situation, pretend to be somewhere, or imagine someone, for instance, imagine that you are in an auditorium filled with hundreds of people and waiting to hear your first words. Almost instantly, the imagination open makes your audience a part of your presentation. They are actively engaging with the content of your speech, because they are actually putting themselves in it. And let’s face it, the moment somebody tells you to imagine something, it’s almost impossible not to.