Presentation Skills

Course Overview

Public speaking is often rated as one of the biggest fears people have, so knowing how to handle that fear and still present yourself professionally is a great skill to have.

Whatever your challenge is, if you need to give presentations then this interactive and practical workshop builds confidence and improves technique in making both formal and less formal presentations in person and online.

You become more skilled in helping your audiences understand your content, remember salient points and to be motivated into action or acceptance. You will also feel you have given a good account of yourself as a speaker.

Is This Course Right For You?

This course is designed for anyone who needs to do presentations whether they be formal or informal. No prior knowledge is needed.

What Will I Learn?

• Planning – Covering all the aspects from audience awareness to clarity of message

• Confidence – Building assurance in ourselves and our audience, handle those nerves, use great body language and tone

• Grabbing the attention – Strong beginnings and endings, clear and inspiring structure

• Maintaining interest – Painting pictures in the audience’s minds

• Visual aids – Make professional use of visual aids

• Questions – Learn how to deal with getting the audience to ask questions

• Tips, tricks, skills and techniques - All to enhance your impact and presence whilst presenting

Detailed Course Content

• Choosing what to say – To enable us to put our best side forward

• Our natural skills – Recognising and building upon what we do well

• Planning – Covering all the aspects from audience awareness to clarity of message

• Confidence – Building assurance in ourselves and our audience

• Grabbing the attention – Strong beginnings and endings

• Maintaining interest – Painting pictures in the audience’s minds

• Preparation – Setting ourselves up for success

• Handling the nerves – How to channel that nervous energy

• Keeping on track – The best use of notes or speaking freestyle

• Body language and tone – How to make them work in our favour

• Structure – How to be both clear and inspiring

• Visual aids – The best use of slides, flipcharts, solid objects

• Questions – How to ask for and to field questions and finish well