Presentation Skills Course - one day

Course Contents

We tailor all our courses to reflect the needs of the delegates on the day.

We will include many of the exercises listed below, and any additional material that the trainers feel is relevant.

Introduction

Everything we do is participative and interactive.

You will be on your feet making presentations all through the day.

We will assess your unique presentation style, experience and skill.

We will work on the specific things you want to achieve.

How it All Works

This section gives an in-depth understanding of the arenas in which presenting takes place

• the physical space
• body language
• audience interaction
• fundamentals of presenting

IMPACT

"The use of the Individual's best skills to convey a clear Message, well Prepared, with good Audience interaction, presented with Conviction and supported by the right Technical backup"

First Presentation

What's my Unique Presentation Style?

This takes the form of a short unprepared presentation to camera.

There is then a discussion about the experience of presenting, what actually happens to you physically, mentally and emotionally.

How You Are Seen

Your presentation will then be played back followed by feedback from the trainers and your colleagues.

Here we'll concentrate on your strengths and unique style.

Any real difficulties in style may be noted here by the trainers to be dealt with later on.

We record much of the rest of the day's work; however, this is the only time during the day that we will review the recording.

Basic Principals

We'll reinforce some of the principals of an effective presentation.

• Making a presentation in under 30 seconds
• Putting across a clear message
• Using passion to present
• Structuring your presentation support material

Prepared Presentations

This is not intended to rehearse the presentations.

Rather the material is used to stretch you and to incorporate the principles worked on earlier in the day.

The emphasis is on preparing you to develop over the next few months as you make further presentations.

The session is modified according to the level of the attendees.

Stretching

If you are a new or less experienced presenter, we work to stretch your capacity and to demonstrate the active working of a presenting dynamic.

You'll be introduced to easy skills and techniques to help raise your confidence and ease the anxiety associated with presenting.

With established presenters, we work more to reinforce some basic principles and introduce more advanced skills as appropriate.

Care is taken to acknowledge your skills and style.

Then we move on to specific areas of difficulty where you get wrong-footed or don't do so well.

Issues Covered

• 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 around a table
• The relationship between presenter, material and audience
• Difficult presentation issues and people
• Working on your presentation style
• Developing as a communicator rather than a presenter
• Creating an interactive, question-friendly atmosphere

Concluding Remarks

A brief mention of anything that has not arisen during the presentations and individual recommendations for further practice.

You'll be given a web link to your recordings during the day.

We will give out Impact Factory documents to support the course.

You'll get copies relevant hand-outs to remind you of the Coursework.

Ongoing Support

Two weeks after the course one of your trainers will call to see how you are getting on.

You will have email and telephone access to both of your trainers.

You'll also have access to a course web page containing

• Handouts used during the course
• New supportive material
• Impact Factory PDF documents
• Recommended reading
• Links to our favourite videos

Presentation Skills Course