Presentation Skills

Who Is This Course For?

This one day workshop on training courses in presentations skills is for everyone who has to make their point and be heard by colleagues, customers and senior stake-holders.

The day covers the essentials of effective presenting from structure to body-language and does not rely on technology (such as PowerPoint).

Past participants include Change Managers, Programme Officers, PMO Analysts, Consultants and Co-ordinators.

Benefits

• Confidently communicate your message

• Use simple story-telling structures for maximum impact

• Quickly gain attention and keep it

• Handle challenging questions

• Be more persuasive

• Remain calm and composed

Course Syllabus

Presentation Fundamentals

• Ingredients of a great presentation

• Setting a clear purpose

• Presentation types

Audience Analysis

• Profiling your audience

• Choosing your theme

• Deciding on supporting materials

Building Presentations

• Using story structure

• Creating memorable Beginnings and Endings

• Using the best Middle structure

Presentation Mechanics

• Getting the most out of visual aids

• Confident speaking and body language

• Handling nerves

• Speaking with or without notes

Persuasion

• Motivating an audience

• Persuasive speaking

• Inviting and handling questions

• Dealing with tricky situations

Presentation

• During the day Participants create and deliver a short presentation for review