This one day presentation course looks at all the factors that affect how confidently you deliver any presentation, anywhere.
It will help you look forward to your next presentation instead of wishing you were still in bed.
It offers simple, easy to practise tools to help you cope with nerves, get your message across memorably, structure your material for the best impact and present to audiences of varied sizes.
It is fun and effective with plenty of opportunities to practise.

Duration: 1 day

Who is it for: We tailor all our courses to reflect the needs of the delegates on the day. The course content may include many of the exercises listed below, and any additional material that the trainers feel is relevant.

Layout: During the opening session we combine a look at the fundamentals of presenting, with an assessment of each person’s unique presentation style, experience and skill, together with what they would now like to achieve. The second part of the presentation course is work on prepared presentations.
This is not intended to rehearse the presentations; rather the presentation material is used to stretch the participants and to incorporate the principles worked on earlier in the day.
The emphasis is on preparing the participants to develop as presenters over the next few months as they make further presentations.With new or less experienced Presenters the presentation course works to stretch their capacity and to demonstrate the active working of a presenting dynamic. They are introduced to easy skills and techniques to help raise their confidence and ease the anxiety associated with presenting.
With established presenters the course works more to reinforce some basic principles and introduce more advanced presentation skills as appropriate.
Care is taken to acknowledge their skills and style.
Then we move on to specific areas of difficulty where they seem to get wrong footed and don’t do so well.

Objectives

• • What already works about you as a presenter?

Exploring how presentation works

Developing a unique individual style

Understanding what happens in front of an audience

Practising a whole range of techniques

Hints and tips for effective presentation

Stretching your capacity to present

Presenting with style, flair and presence

Using support materials

Enlivening your presentation

Maintaining confidence and handling nerves

Coping better when feeling lost in your material

Modules

Introduction to Presenting

• • The fundamentals of presenting

An assessment of each person’s unique presentation style

Having an IMPACT

• • The Individual’s best skills

Conveying a clear Message

Preparation

Managing good Audience interaction

Presenting with Conviction

Using Technology well – avoiding ‘death by powerpoint’

Your Unique Style of Presenting

• • Presenting to Camera and reviewing

What happens physically, mentally and emotionally when you present

Improving your presenting style

Becoming an Excellent Presenter

• • Raising confidence

Clear delivery

Ability to go “off script”

How to make non-linear presentations

How to prompt or plant questions

How to talk to differing levels of understanding or experience

Communicating concepts quickly

Using analogies and drawing on memorable images

Structuring your presentation entrance and beginning

Dealing with difficult or tricky questions

Working presentations round a table

The relationship between presenter, material and audience

Difficult presentation issues and people

Working your presentation style

Developing as a communicator rather than a presenter

Creating an interactive, question friendly atmosphere