Presentation Skills

Course Overview

How do you create and deliver effective presentations? How learn to become a good presenter of your presentation? It is truly said- “A picture is worth a thousand words”. But a great presentation skill requires design and self-confidence.

If these two vital elements are not improvised upon, then it is time you develop your presentation skills through this training program offered by Zoe Talent Solutions.

Presentation and oratory are not inherited skills but can be learned by working on these skills over a period of time. Even a quiet introvert can learn to deliver powerful presentations with confidence and excellence.

So what’s the worth of having good and effective presentation skills? Sales pitches, Internal training and development programs, business development presentations, cascading corporate communication and plans, all require good presentation and public speaking skills.

Course Objectives

By the end of the Effective Presentation Skills Training Course, participants will be able to:

• Plan presentations being mindful of the audience

• Create clear-cut objectives for the presentation

• Assess factors to construct presentations to deliver key ideas

• Keep audience attention to have an enhanced introduction with attention-grabber techniques

• Develop efficient slides, visual aids, and handouts

• Learn methods, tools, and techniques for effective presentations

• Learn relaxation and destress techniques

• Understand the techniques of non-verbal communication

• Develop body styles and have a confident body language

• Learn how to improve the quality of the voice

• Deal with challenging questions during and post-presentation

• Understand the concepts of motivation and positive influence toward compelling actions

Course Outline

Below are the modules that will be covered in the Personal Development and Productivity Training Course:

Module 1

• Know Your Audience

• Plan your Presentation

• Be Organised

• Technology- The Importance

• Presentation Formation

• Setting clearly defined Objectives

• Audience Analysis

• Importance of Openings and Closings

• Logistics and Venue

• Adapting yourself to the presentation space in advance

Module 2

• Drafting your Presentations

• Understanding the purpose of your presentation

• Gathering substance and content for the presentation

• Building the subject matter

• Presentation of the presentation

• Designing the presentation

• Practise, self-rehearsals, and improvising

• Controlling the space and environment

Module 3

• The relation between Preparation, Relaxation, and Stress

• Confidence and Control

• Transforming nervousness to enthusiasm

• Breathing exercises and nervousness

• Psychology and Chemistry of stress and fear

• Body Language

• Tips to cope with nerves

• The posture of the body and mind

• Eye Contact

Module 4

• Presentation Contents

• Subject and substance

• Types of presentations

• Equipment and Venue

• Creative Ideas – Brainstorming and Mind-mapping

• Innovation and the dare to drive ideologies

• Materials, props and visual aids

• Exercises and case studies

• Video and sound clips

• Statistics, Surveys, and Diagrams

• Quotations, jokes, stories, and analogies

• Stories, Picture and animation illustrations

Module 5

• Audience Participation

• The audience needs and addressing general crises

• Straw polls

• Inviting a volunteer

• Asking the audience to do something or engage

• Prizes, awards and recognizing people and their achievements

• Gamification

• Recommendation of Books

• Icebreakers and games- Knowing each other

• Anticipating audience questions

• Know your subject knowledge and reference points

• Notes Arrangement- cue cards, sheet notes

Module 6

• Body and Structure of the Presentation- Importance

• Presentation Structure – Sections, Order, Headings

• Presentation Body- Introduction, content, Closing

• Principle of Repetition and the human mind

• Points of Interest and early impact during Introductions

• Speaking and Thinking like the audience and their profiles

• Building trust, impression and credibility

• Time Management

• Fall-backs, Plan-B and Contingency plans

• Dress rehearsals, feedbacks, Refining the structure

Module 7

• Vocal Image and Impression

• Qualities of the Effective Voice

• Voice control and volume

• Improvising on Articulation and language

• Vocal variety and modulation

• Developing Significance with voice modulation

• Impactful voice

• Matching body movements with voice

• Encouraging participants to be vocal

• Types of Vocals

• Handling the soreness of voice and vocal cords

• Noise, sound, and chaos

Module 8

• Common Mistakes during Presentations

• Breathing Fast or Holding your breath

• Unacceptable facial expressions

• Lackluster Visualization

• The Uses and Abuses of Visual Aids

• Talking too fast and neutralizing accent

• Too much material in too short of a time

• Admitting you know everything

• Apologizing for mistakes, words, or actions