Purpose
To show participants how to get their spoken message across successfully – every time.
Objective
By the end of this course training participants will be able to deliver their message attractively, persuasively and confidently to individuals and small and large groups, both inside the organisation and out, and at all levels.
Overview
Do you have to speak at meetings or make presentations to small or larger groups? Do you worry whether your presentations are interesting and successful; whether you might be coming across as awkward and lacking in confidence? Do you find the experience miserable instead of the rewarding one it ought to be?
If you answered “Yes” to these questions and have little or no presentation skills training, then our Basic Presentation Skills training is for you.
This training – typically a seminar followed by a 1:1 coaching session for each participant – is about the easy-to-remember steps you can take to become a proficient presenter – FAST. And the emphasis is on the practical.
We’ve broken down the subject into its essentials. These are the headings that matter:
- Preparation; Relaxation; Attitude; Tonality; Energy; Emphasis; Clarity; Focus; Economy and Practice.
And how is the emphasis on the practical?
Well, Economy, to take one of those headings, is about how you create the maximum impact when presenting from what you say to the way you move. And Emphasis, to take another, is about how to make your content dynamic and interesting.
And after we’ve discussed these essentials, it gets more practical still. Each participant comes ready to give a short presentation which she or he delivers in front of the class and to the video camera. This isn’t daunting, by the way. Everyone’s in the same boat, everyone’s supportive, and participants often tell us how surprised they are to find it one of the most enjoyable parts of the training.
The videos are briefly critiqued in class then gone in depth in the1:1 Coaching Sessions; sessions which the participants leave properly armed with a real insight into their style, exercises to work with to improve it, and a new and well-founded feeling of confidence.
