Presenting with Confidence

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Audience

Staff who need to be fully prepared to deliver presentations:

• To their teams
• To clients
• To other audiences internal to the company
• To other audiences external to the company

Format of the course

A combination of:

• Facilitated Discussions
• Delegate Presentations – with full feedback

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

• Prepare and structure an effective presentation
• Prepare themselves properly for that presentation
• Deliver that presentation with confidence
• Use the various visual aids that a presenter might choose to employ in creating a stimulating presentation
• Deal with the different types of people who they will encounter in their presentations

Presentation Skills

• Delivery of a pre-prepared presentation on the delegate’s chosen subject but related to their work.

N.B. The duration of each delegate presentation will depend on the length of the course and on the number of participants. Eight is the ideal number of participants

• Full one-to-one and group feedback

Preparing a Presentation

• Questions tor the presenter to ask in advance
  • Why me?
  • Logistics of what, where, when, how – and how long?
  • Understanding how the answers to these questions affect the structure of the presentation
• Structuring the content:
  • Research – know the subject
  • Putting the content in order
  • Creation and use of complimentary visual aids

Preparing the Presenter

• A presenter’s three fundamental communications tools:
  • Verbal – the words being used and avoiding slang and jargon
  • Vocal – the sound of the words avoiding any distracting verbal tics and punctuations
  • Visual – the look of the presenter: dress; mannerisms; presence
• Rehearsing the presentation – and getting honest feedback from a trustworthy source
• Coping with nerves

Preparing the environment

• Room layouts – and how they communicate underlying messages to those attending the presentation
• Using the room to enhance the presentation experience

Presentation Skills – revisited

• Delivery of another presentation (after suitable preparation time).

N.B. This could be the same presentation as in Module 1 but revised following the detailed feedback

• Full one-to-one and group feedback

Presentation Skills – revisited

• If time permits: delivery of another presentation (after suitable preparation time)
• Full one-to-one and group feedback