There's nothing wrong with a little interaction

In many businesses there are many meetings. And in these many meetings, there are many people have attended these meetings many times. Since these many people have attended these many meetings many times, they begin to lose their attention span. They've seen it all before. They know the format, they know the rhetoric, they know they're just waiting for their next cup of coffee.

A presentation is pointless if it doesn't grab the attention of its audience. Effective presentations have become a time management issue in businesses. They want the most effective outcome in the shortest amount of time, which is not an unreasonable request. But if the meetings are being rushed through the assembly line with no thought put into it, then the audience (your employees) will just sit back and wait for the end and continue with their day.

One good way to break the mold of boring, ineffective presentations is to add a little bit of interaction. Think of spots in your presentation when you can call on a few people to the front to help demonstrate your topic. Or, an activity that I love, is get a Nerf ball and when you're looking for ideas, feedback, or questions, you throw the ball around the room and anyone who catches it has to respond. There are many areas in which a little bit of interaction will catch the attention of the listeners and set the tone for something new and interesting.