Presentation Skills: Speaking to Impress:

Presentation skills can be enhanced for more effective engagement of one’s audience. The optimal delivery style, language, and structure can ensure sustained interest. The timing and choice of content can persuade listeners. Enunciation and intonation can make a positive impression.

Handling questions effectively can project personal credibility. Optimizing the use of presentation aids can convey a more professional image. Most importantly, participants will have hands-on practice delivering presentations for feedback purposes.

Course outline:

The Art of Public Speaking

Common concerns with presenting

Preparing Presentations

Understanding the audience
Determining the outcome
Identifying a theme
Structuring the presentation

Content is King

Preparing effective openings
Providing outlines
Facilitating understanding
Using effective phrases
Transitioning
Using PowerPoint and other presentation tools
Using other visuals and presentation aids
Concluding

The Challenges

Handling questions and comments
Handling difficult listeners

Delivery Techniques

Using humour
Overcoming fear
Demonstrating enthusiasm
Using body language and voice to enhance delivery

Nailing It

Rehearsing with the Content, Media & Delivery
Applying a framework for impromptu presentations, Extempore speech
When it’s over
Discussions over coffee

Participants’ Presentations:
Each participant will deliver one of his/her prepared presentations. All presentations are to be 3-5 minutes long. Timing will be strictly enforced. For each presentation, other participants and the trainer will complete a feedback form to provide constructive suggestions for improvement.

Learning Outcomes:

Be able to structure their presentations more effectively
Be apply to apply verbal and non-verbal techniques to enhance their delivery
Be more polished presenters
To stretch their reach to new audiences
Designing the Opening, Body & Conclusion of a presentation

Program duration:

1 day

Who should attend?

We believe that learning – especially for adults -should be relevant and engaging. Our content is immediately useful and use current, real-world examples. It doesn’t matter if you have an MBA or left school at year 9 – our courses are accessible and useful to people from all walks of life and education.