# People Are Getting Bored During Your Presentations Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-public-speaking-podcast-6698688/people-are-getting-bored-during-your-presentations Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-public-speaking-podcast-6698688/people-are-getting-bored-during-your-presentations.md Podcast: [The Public Speaking Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-public-speaking-podcast-6698688) Published: 2026-06-17T15:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/presenter-mastery/episodes/people-are-getting-bored-during-your-presentations Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/655ce26ca2b4520012004845/e/6a3207b9c26a46aaa59d803c/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-public-speaking-podcast-6698688/episodes/people-are-getting-bored-during-your-presentations Duration seconds: 2036 ## Resource Are you losing people during presentations? Is it the topic? Is it the speaker? Or is it something deeper? In this episode we sit down and explore why some speakers can make the most boring topic sound fascinating while others can make skydiving sound boring. Lucas and Alex break down the real reasons you might be losing an audience, the mistakes that kill attention and why trying to sound "professional" often has the opposite effect. They talk about: • The real reason audiences lose interest • Why filler words can destroy credibility • The fastest way to kill a room in the first minute • Storytelling vs. audience interaction • Why people remember stories but forget information • The danger of following presentation templates • How to make even "boring" topics engaging • Why being human beats being professional If you've ever wondered why some presentations captivate a room while others make people reach for their phones, this episode will change the way you think about public speaking. Follow us on social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headgain.co/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepublicspeakingchannel Website: https://headgain.com/ Join our community Free skool community: https://www.skool.com/beginner Paid skool community: https://www.skool.com/speak Connect with Alex Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarlung/ Linkedin: https://se.linkedin.com/in/alexander-grabner-jarlung Connect with Lucas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_reuterstig/ Linkedin: https://se.linkedin.com/in/reuterstig   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-public-speaking-podcast-6698688/episodes/people-are-getting-bored-during-your-presentations/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-public-speaking-podcast-6698688/people-are-getting-bored-during-your-presentations.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.