Course

Building Clear Presentations Training Course

Create slide decks that tell a coherent, engaging story that meets your audience’s expectations and your own objectives. Discover how to get the most from AI while retaining essential human judgement.

Pathways:

  1. INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR
Building Clear Presentations Training Course
Communication Skills

Course outcomes

  • By the end of the Building Clear Presentations Training Course, participants will be able to create and deliver clear, engaging slide deck presentations by understanding their audience, writing in plain language, and structuring compelling storylines.
  • Participants will be able to quickly create a viable first draft using AI, then apply plain language and visual storytelling principles to produce a deck that’s authentic and appealing.

Who is this course for?

Designed for professionals who create and deliver presentations using slide decks, the Building Clear Presentations Training Course is ideal for anyone looking to communicate more clearly, structure ideas effectively, and use AI appropriately to produce engaging presentations that audiences remember.

Delivery options

Group size: Workshops, from 2-hour sessions to full-day, for small (up to 12), medium (up to 25), or large groups up to 50. High-impact keynote sessions of up to 90 minutes, for audiences from 51 to 200+ participants.

Measurement: We monitor progress to levels 1 and 2 of the Kirkpatrick model, and can support your internal monitoring through to levels 3 and 4. We have the capacity to use milestone charts, post-training action programmes, and coaching.

Course content

Purpose & audience

Defining the purpose of your presentation, understanding your audience’s needs, and identifying the key messages you want them to remember.

Story structure

Structuring presentations using proven frameworks, including BLOT (Bottom Line On Top) and BICR (Background, Issue, Challenge, Response).

Drafting

Using practical techniques to overcome writer’s block when creating presentations and develop ideas with confidence.

Storytelling

Combining effective imagery with storytelling techniques to strengthen understanding, engagement, and recall. 

AI Integration

Discovering the advantages and limitations of AI tools that generate slides. Using AI’s speed while weeding out generic wording and one-size-fits-all templates. Learning to assemble AI outputs into something appropriate to your audience.

Learning routes

Choose your learning route

For teams

Teams and organisations

Talk to us about team training for your organisation.

UK|EMEA / USA from £1,850 / $2,960

Frequently asked questions

How is AI covered in this course?

We look at AI slide generator tools and assess what they do well (speed, visual polish) and where they fall short (generic wording, text-heavy slides, limited understanding of your specific audience). We explain how to get the best from these tools.