Stocastic or non-stocastic presentation? Use illusionist / marketing survey tricks other than that of the defense committe kind. pre-seed audience with releve

Stocastic or non-stocastic presentation? Use illusionist / marketing survey tricks other than that of the defense committe kind. pre-seed audience with relevent topic area questions/titles before defense of the 'poor phd student' kind while being mindful of thesis defense committe bounds. Practice with audience outside field with people in field observing. If can make sense in reasonable amount of time for non-field audience AND person(s) within field -- good to go. For taking the ego down a notch -- explain/give talk to middle schoolers/high schoolers. If they're hooked & makes sense to in-field observer, very good chance good to go.