Program Overview:

Transform yourself from inexperienced speaker to skilled presenter. In this 1-day seminar, you’ll learn to communicate effectively and persuasively and become comfortable with your own style. Develop key presentation skills and learn how to present your ideas with conviction, control, and poise—and without fear. Plus receive expert advice on how to handle especially challenging situations. Best of all, you’ll gain confidence by making presentations.

How You Will Benefit

• Tailor your presentation to your audience
• Use relaxation techniques to overcome nervousness
• Learn how to project your voice and use pauses to dramatize your point
• Expertly handle difficult questions and situations
• Communicate with clarity and conviction
• Gain confidence in your presentation skills

Program Objectives

By attending this workshop you’ll learn:

• Balancing verbal and nonverbal messages so content is clear and memorable and you engage listeners
• Developing and organizing presentation content using an audience profile and set presentation parameters
• Turning a speech outline into notes
• Preparing to give the presentation by rehearsing, adhering to a time frame, and speaking from notes
• Reducing stress and speaker's anxiety
• Using visual aids and support materials
• Handling questions from the audience
• Managing the presentation environment so you can anticipate, avoid, and handle equipment problems

Extended Seminar Outline

Learning Objectives

• Deliver Your Presentations with Confidence, Clarity, and Conviction
• Apply the Elements Essential to Planning, Practicing, and Presenting to Create Effective Presentations
• Utilize Best Practices to Maximize Your Presentation Strengths and Opportunities for Growth
• Use Relaxation Techniques to Overcome Nervousness

Presenting Well

• Discuss the Attributes of Presenting Well
• Explain the Advantages of Utilizing a Basic Structure Ehen Creating a Presentation
• Identify the Components and Key Elements of a Basic Structure

Plan

• Create an Audience Profile and Set Presentation Parameters
• Organize Your Information, Adhering to a Time Frame
• Describe the Purpose of Visual Aids and Support Materials
• Explain the Benefits of Rehearsing and Speaking from Notes
• Determine How to Use the Elements of This Planning Component to Enhance Your Pre-Work Presentation

Practice

• Apply Practice Strategies to Bring Vitality, Interest, and Clarity to Your Presentations
• Demonstrate the Synchronization of Verbal and Nonverbal Messages
• Create Engagement Using Verbal Impact and Interactivity

Present

• Create and Project a Credible Image
• Apply Stress Reduction Strategies Before a Presentation
• Explain the Importance of the Question-and-Answer Session
• Demonstrate How to Respond Professionally to Questions from the Audience
• Demonstrate How to Anticipate, Avoid, and Handle Equipment Problems
• Determine What Logistical Arrangements to Check

Who should attend?

Everyone who needs to develop their presentation skills, speak in front of groups or sell ideas to others, and has little or no presentation experience.

Special Feature

PRE-WORK REQUIRED

You will need to complete two pre-work exercises and bring them with you to class. Exercise 1: Self-Introduction Worksheet and Exercise 2: Presentation Plan Guidelines -- parameters to follow in order to draft a five-minute presentation.

Throughout the workshop, you will practice and apply what you’ve learned, hone your presentation skills, self-assess and receive feedback, and update and deliver your five-minute pre-work presentation. Your presentations will be recorded for playback and review, so you can see for yourself how you come across to an audience. It's a great way to get instant feedback and helpful recommendations. This recording is yours to keep.

Total Duration

2 Days