By the end of this workshop the delegate will be able to design and deliver effective presentations in any circumstance.

The Content

The training will cover the following topics: -

• Research material
• Focus on the receiver
• Decide on content
• Prepare helpful, practical notes
• Lengthen and shorten the presentation at will
• Use visual aids to illustrate the presentation
• Improve confidence
• Add impact to the presentation
• Deliver with style

Who should attend?

This training is designed for anybody who needs to be able to present information to any number of people in any situation. It is particularly useful for keynote speakers, managers and anybody who makes formal or informal presentations.

Additional Background Information

The process of communication often requires people to pass on information in the form of a presentation. It is a crucial skill that people in all companies, large or small, will undoubtedly require. It is a problem that the thought of delivering a presentation strikes fear in the heart of the individual! Legs turn to jelly and complexions turn pale at the thought, never mind the practice! This problem affects 99% of the world's professional population and needs to be dealt with. So why does the thought of delivering a presentation cause people so much concern? The answer is simple. The moment presenters stand up, they become highly visible and vulnerable. A lot is expected from a presenter, regardless of the context and a bad performance is costly. Audiences know it and presenters know it.

Unfortunately, practice tends to reinforce these negative feelings. People always believe they have done worse than they actually did, in spite of encouraging comments from supportive colleagues. The answer to the problem is thorough training, which shows the presenter how to research, including ensuring that the content is correct for the audience, plan and deliver the presentation to the best of their ability.

This training programme allows students to practice their skills in a safe environment. To this end the students will be asked to prepare a five minute presentation prior to joining the course. This will be presented during the first day of the course. This presentation will be captured on video. They will then be asked to make the same presentation towards the end of the second day. Again this will be captured on video and will serve as a before and after as the students will each received a copy of the tape. This serves to give the extra confidence that is required as they can clearly see the improvement they have made and also acts as an indicator to the areas where improvement is still required.