Delivering Presentations with Impact

Description

Duration: 2 days

Overview

This highly practical workshop gives a number of opportunities to deliver prepared and off-the-cuff presentations, alongside constructive feedback on your presentation delivery.

This workshop is suitable for anyone who has presented but would like to further develop their skills when presenting to groups and larger audiences. 

 Objectives

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Deliver presentations with clarity, confidence and conviction
• Prepare a range of effective presentations
• Manage your nerves in a variety of ways
• Handle different types of questions authoritatively
• Use visual effects to best effect

Detailed Content

Prepared Presentations

• Delivery of pre-prepared 10-15-minute presentations, there will be several opportunities over the 2 days
• Feedback from colleagues and your facilitator

Preparation

• What questions to ask yourself before designing and delivering a presentation
• Audience awareness
• Different presentation formats

Content Generation / Presentation Structure

• Content generation techniques
• Planning and designing structure of presentations using a variety of techniques
• Preparing a real-life presentation for delivery

Delivery

• How to deliver with clarity, confidence and conviction
• Communication skills for presenting
• Tips and techniques to hold an audience’s attention

One Person vs Group Presentations

• Similarities and differences
• How to best deliver presentations as a team
• Practical application and feedback

Managing Your Nerves

• Identifying why nerves occur
• Identify your level of ease / nervousness when presenting
• Techniques to overcome nerves

Handling Questions

• When to take questions
• Question handling strategies
• Methods to handle challenging questions
• Practical application and feedback

Visual Aids

• Best practice examples