Presentation Skills
Course Code: PR40
Course Objective
Participants on Presentation Skills training course will be able to:
- Inspire confidence, trust and admiration when presenting in front of colleagues, customers and VIPs
- Understand listener’s behavioural patterns and how to adapt to them
- Practice the most up-to-date presentation skills and be confident to use them in even the most stressful situations
- Use appropriate body language, voice and tone in order to create a positive and lasting first impression with every interaction
- Read the body language of your audience and adjust your delivery accordingly
- See conflict resolution as a challenge not a threat
Target Audience
- Anyone wanting to hone their presentation skills and develop their image
- Anyone seeking career advancement into the top echelons of leadership
- Anyone who would like to improve ability to present to groups
- Anyone who need to influence others, either socially or commercially
- Professionals who has to achieve a successful outcome from any meeting
Course Outline
Day 1
- Getting Started – Building Your and Their Confidence
- Making a powerful and lasting first impression
- The art of building your own confidence
- Step into another person’s shoes to appreciate their motivation
- Read body language to understand how others are thinking and responding
- Make an Ice-Breaker presentation
- Giving and taking constructive Feedback
Day 2
- Creating the Right Message
- Planning for the perfect presentation
- Audience focused SMART objectives
- Researching the audience and setting time related objectives
- Venue considerations and why they are so important
- Researching presentations
- Creating a ‘map’ for your audience
- Harnessing nerves in a creative way
- Key messages and clear structure
Day 3
- Using Powerful Language to Persuade
- What is NLP – A basic introduction
- Establishing Rapport
- Powerful listening and questioning techniques
- Thinking patterns
- The use of Metaphors and Humour
- Communicating to persuade
- Using power language to convince others
- Communication exercises
Day 4
- The Art and Science of Performance
- The importance of good eye contact in presenting
- Body language and assertiveness
- Stance and Alexander Technique
- The non-verbal impact of presentations
- Using the body to create impact
- The vocal skills of top presenters
- Increased emphasis, tonality and tonal marking
- The differing skills for small or platform presentations
Day 5
- Polishing Your Performance
- Visual aids, what are they and how they should be used
- Content and the message the audience receives
- How to influence an audience and handle questions with ease
- Putting it all together for balanced presentations
- The final presentations
- The XYZ of presenting
- Action planning
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