Course Objective:
This course will help you to polish and hone your existing skills and experience to enable you make powerful presentations.
Course Content:
- Know your audience, the occasion and the environment
Peers or customers? Uninformed or expert? Formal v Informal? Other speakers/topics? Board room or Lecture Theatre? Microphone? Back projection facilities?!
- Pin down your topic
Talk about what you know. Give your special insight, opinion, experience. But pitch it appropriately for the audience.
- Research
Investigate; gather your facts and figures, quotes and information relevant to your topic. Look for colorful and interesting ways to present the information.
- Brainstorm
Generate ideas, jot them down, go for quantity not quality (at this stage). Mindmaps can help. Introduction, body and summary. Be prepared to change, add to and subtract as necessary. Edit, edit edit.
- Transfer your speech to mental or written notes
No script, never. Headlines only. Cue cards. Visuals.
- Non Verbal Communication
Awareness is important. Pitfalls. Use your Body Language to support your message. Be alert to signals from the audience.
- Question and Answer Period
A bad one can ruin a good presentation. What to do in advance. What about those ‘loaded’ questions?
- Humour
Risky but potentially very powerful. Some simple recommendations.
- Beyond nervousness
Everyone suffers from nerves. Some nervousness is good. It needs to be managed not eliminated. Careful preparation and good practice will help you effectively manage your nerves.
For Whom:
Those who already have developed their presentation skills and wish to build further techniques into their repertoire. There will be an extensive level of practice, video feedback and coaching during the course. Preparation work will be required in advance of the course and also on the evening between days 1 and 2.
Duration:
2 days.