If you cannot get the audience to respond to you, what should you do?

If their is low response fron audience, then it may be beacuse of weak content or weak delivery. For content, make sure it very realtable to the audience, as an audience i want something to benefit me, so make sure it is relatable and keep telling stories, we all love stories. For delivery of speech, open with power so that you grab everyone's attention at first, use your voice as a tool to bring variety and excitement to your speech with regualr pauses during speaking, so that people can catch up with you and to let them gather their thoughts. Try out these small pointers, I am sure they will do wonders to your speech. read less

Have a few topic related jokes and short stories with a twist as a backup plan. If you find that you are losing the interest of the audience, try using it, but ensure that it merges with your story line. You could also have a joke about an unresponsive audience, or about a speaker who spoke too long. Its okay to make fun about yourself and have them laugh with you. read less