Effective Public Speaking (Presentation Skills)

The ability to speak effectively to audiences is a learned skill. Good speakers are made, not born. This course focuses on teaching you what you need to know to help you become a more skillful public speaker and to turn what, at present, may be an unpleasant experience into one that is pleasurable.

Objectives:

• Learn to look comfortable, confident & relaxed
• Learn to speak in a memorable way
• Present with Power
• Captivate
• Motivate
• Inspire & Persuade

• Comprehensive Manual
• Lunch & Refreshments (not applicable to on-site training)
• Electronic Certificate (on successful completion of the course)
• Electronic Trainer Feedback Report
• Electronic Delegate Feedback Questionnaire

• Module 1    
  • Effective Presentations (What is needed)
  • Different Types of Presentations
  • Planning & Preparing a Presentation
  • Setting the Objective of the Presentation
  • Audience Analysis
  • Generating Ideas
  • Doing Research
  • The Five W’s
• Module 2    
  • Structure the Message
  • Write the Presentation
  • Main Points
  • Subdivision of Main Points
  • Make & Use Notes
  • Storyboards
• Module 3    
  • Opening the Presentation (Getting Attention & Developing Interest)
  • Establish Rapport
  • What to Avoid?
  • Seven Ways to Open
  • Closing the Presentation
  • What to Do
  • What to Avoid
  • The use of Visual Aids
  • Types of Visual Aids
  • Advantages of Visual Aids
• Module 4    
  • Developing Confidence
  • Dealing with Anxiety
  • Symptoms of Anxiety
  • How to Control the Fear of Speaking
  • Get Out of Yourself and Into the Message
  • Tips for Reducing Anxiety
• Module 5    
  • Style of Delivery (Developing Presence)
  • Body Language (Gestures)
  • The Importance of Eye Contact
  • The Lectern
  • Developing a Conversational Tone (Voice)
  • Dress Code when Presenting
  • The Importance of Sincerity
• Module 6    
  • Questions & Answers
  • How to Prepare Yourself for Questions
  • Handling Questions
  • How to Disagree but Retain Rapport
  • Positioning the Question & Answer Session
  • Handling Challenging Audience Members
• Module 7    
  • How to Sell your Message
  • Creating & Growing the Need for People to Buy
  • Personality Types (Go-Getters, Carers, Analyticals, Socialisers)
  • Developing Flexibility
• Module 8    Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios
  • Technology
  • Equipment
  • Seating of Audience Members
  • The Stage
  • Deal with Disruptions
  • Unexpected Time Issues
  • Ways to Destroy a Presentation
  • Ways to Get Your Audience Wanting More