Public Speaking / Presentation and Communication Skills

Target audience

Any staff involved in sales, giving presentations or involved in meetings. Builds confidence in public speaking at meetings, conferences or presentations.

Overview

Business professionals of all levels are expected to speak in public to key audiences both internally and externally. Whether you are seeking to inform, persuade or win new business, mastering the art of effective presentations takes practice, keen observational skills and excellent voice and body control. This two day course offers delegates a proactive training with plenty of 'hands-on' practice.

The training concentrates on the core elements of presentations focusing on preparation, practice and performance. Video recording equipment will be used and every delegate will leave the program with a record of progress for further reference. Delegates should come to the workshop with an outline of a presentation to work on.

Objectives

• Establish credibility and make first impressions count
• Successfully plan prepare and structure your presentation
• Effective use of language through enunciation style and vocabulary
• Practice your performance in your mind
• Maintain interest and keep your audience 'hooked'
• Profile your audience for levels of interest, ability and influence
• Explain the boundaries and limitations of your presentations

Course Outline

• Grabbing participant's attention and explaining objectives
• Defining the points of the presentation
• Points in logical sequence
• Use of Visual aids
• Summarize the presentation clearly and concisely
• Making main points and sub-points stand out
• Strong conclusion
• Tie in the conclusion to the introduction
• Writing effective speech and presentation outlines
• Practicing presentation-use of notes
• Keeping your audience attention
• To give overall view of methods and procedures used when planning preparing and giving a presentation
• Preparation and Planning
• The importance of Body Language
• PowerPoint Presentations and techniques
• Overcoming nerves and anxiety
• Feedback and Evaluation

Course Outcomes

• To create a dynamic and high impact presentation that will ensure when you have finished your audience takes with them the key points you want remembered and acted upon

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