POWERFUL BUSINESS PRESENTATION SKILLS (2 DAYS)

ABOUT THE COURSE

In today’s modern context, the ability to deliver an effective presentation to customers, peers, corporations is an asset that everyone should strive to add to their portfolio in developing their careers.

Delivering a presentation can be a make or break situation. It can accelerate careers or put the brakes on it depending how well you articulate your points. For many, we’ll think of a hundred-and-one reason’s to get out of it until the day comes when you just have to go up and get on with it.

The key to any type of presentation is the skill of being prepared – no matter how much or how little time you may think you have.

This is the aim of this course is to take participants step-by-step through the presentation process. From that first nerve-wrecking email from your boss to the actual day of standing up in front people, moving your mouth and having audible words come out. The course is down-to-earth, practical and embedded with lots of examples and role-plays to get participants past the panic point to the preparation point.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • To deliver presentations that further your company‘s business objectives and enable you to achieve your personal targets.
  • To develop your ability to encourage interactive learning.
  • To design and develop compelling presentations that meets the needs of your audience.
  • To improve your ability to identify essential messages and design and organize your presentations effectively.
  • To apply relaxation and concentration techniques to avoid stage fright and improve stress management prior and during the presentation.
  • To engage and pace everyone in the audience by using your knowledge
  • To improve eye contact, vocal projection, stance, gestures and animation.
  • To refine your professional image and ensure that it matches the message to be sent across.
  • To improve the use of visual aids, silence, and pauses.
  • To apply strategies to turn around difficult questions and situations and take control during an emotional hijack.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Anyone involved with presentations from new managers and young executives. Industries are varied and can include those from sales and marketing, product development, finance, communications, HR, training and many more to those that just need to make an affect by use of communication skills.
           
KEY WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS

Day 1

  • Preparation

  • Content
    • Introduction to the world of communication
    • Knowing barriers to Communication
    • What is First thought
    • The group will be introduced to 4-Step Process to get a feel for the direction of the course over the next two days
    • How to Know your audience
    • Understand likes and dislikes of audience
    • Knowing the presentation style
    • Plan, Prepare and Write Your Text for Impactful Presentations/Speeches 
    • How to Craft the message
    • Free Templates to craft a speech
    • During this session you will learn when to use and when NOT to use PowerPoint slides (many of the most influential leaders today avoid using them).
    • You will be able to create better visual representations of your ideas by adopting a process-oriented approach to developing storyboards.
    • We will also discuss the latest web usability research to help you create more impact through your visual aids
    • Developing Q&A in advance

  • Rehearsal
    • Rehearsing the presentation
    • What logistics and Venue do you need
    • How to design the handouts and other materials

  • Holding time
    • Soft selling
    • Working the room
    • Mental preparation

Day 2

  • Presentation

  • Opening
    • We will explore a step-by-step process to help you shift your emotional state, turn challenges to your advantage and respond effectively to the energy of the room.
    • Presentation Openers
    • The 3-minute presentation and first impressions
    • Agenda and objectives
    • Transitions

  • Delivery
    • Voice Production and Clear Speech
    • Voice Problems and Vocal Fatigue Affecting Presentations and Spoken Communication
    • Individual Speech and Voice Analysis
    • Body and Para-language: Hands, Arms, Posture
    • Presentation Techniques: Styles of Delivery
    • We will explore the three different ways in which people communicate and the impact of nonverbal communication on sending only the intended message across

  • Closing
    • Presentation closing
    • Questions and Answers
    • Networking and follow-up
    • Closing the deal

METHODOLOGY

This course is assessed based on the Kirkpatrick model and will involve the use of pre-training questionnaires for learning analysis (in addition to customisation). Participants and Supervisors will also be provided with post-course evaluations and follow-up reports.

The course content is delivered in a highly participative and interactive fashion to engage the participants including role-play, questions, and media examples of top keynote speakers to analyse and adapt for their delivery styles. The use of digital video recording and media examples of other speakers is used to reinforce key concepts.

  • Videotaped role-plays.
  • Replay of videotapes plus feedback from the trainer.
  • One-on-one coaching from the trainer.
  • Follow-up self-improvement checklist to encourage each participant to continue improving after the seminar is finished.
  • Discussions
  • Checklists
  • Detailed course notes and reference materials.
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