Management and Leadership Courses
Powerful Presentations
Course Overview
Good presentation skills are a vital part of an individual's portfolio and audiences expect a high quality professional performance. This two day workshop concentrates on assisting you to create and deliver high impact presentations which engage audiences, and so deliver results.
Highly participative, this workshop will focus on developing your skills and confidence so that your presentations will add impact at meetings, make a sales pitch more dynamic and advocate your case convincingly.
Course Objectives
By the end of this workshop you will;
- Be able to explain what makes a good presentation
- Have identified how to plan, and provide a logical structure to your presentation
- Have demonstrated how to use visual aids effectively
- Know how to establish credibility with your audience
- Have explored how to manage group participation effectively and maintain audience interest
- Know how to deal confidently with difficult situations and people, involving posing and taking questions
- Have looked at ways to make presentations more dynamic and to have impact by using verbal and non-verbal communication to your advantage
- Be able to state techniques to help handle nerves
Course Content
Setting the Scene
- Identifying concerns
- Initial presentations and feedback
- What makes a good presentation
Preparing to Present - Why
- Setting your purpose and objective
- Consider the audience
- Consider the practicalities
Structuring your Presentation - What
- Planning the content
- Planning your time
- A simple structure
Delivering your Presentation – How
- Know your style
- Creating impact
- Effective communication
- Involving and engaging the audience
- Using questions
Visual Aids
- Do's and don'ts of visual aids
Difficult situations
- Handling difficult participants
- Handling nerves
Presentations
- Individual presentations and feedback
Reflection and Personal Action Planning
