Deketa Tranae

I make an eye contact with the energy, what's happening, what's not happening.

Regardless what's on that PowerPoint, you find that PowerPoint, I actually realign what's happening here before I go here.

Because you have to be able to not be scripted.

if you will and I'm gonna be honest I hate powerpoint I hate it it's more of a guide for reference for me but I like to be so relational and so one one-to-one with my audience even if it's 5500 you know 5000 a couple of things that I do when I get there is read the room and I'm looking at there and actually request the feedback request the energy how are y'all feeling today yeah

Good morning.

If I don't get the good morning, I always say this.

Oh, I used to be a third grade teacher.

So you're going to get all this energy.

I need the reciprocated response back.

And then that's when it breaks the ice and people start laughing.

Yeah, yeah.

Read the room from that.

And then secondly, more than likely, I would have network prior to that time.

and found a person's name, and I'm good with names.

And I connect while I'm talking.

I say, Ray, have you ever gotten a chance to have this?

So now I'm paying attention.

They're like, how in the world do they remember my name?

That's the tactic that I use because I'm really good with names because it brings a personal connection, right?

If I have the opportunity to when it comes to even mentorship workshops, I actually get on their level.