About the Programme

We cannot learn to be excellent presenters by doing a course about presentation. This is a myth. The only way to improve our presentation skills is by practicing them.

However, we can ensure that we start off from the right place with a sound understanding of the basics and the principles behind great presentations. If we do this, we equip ourselves with all the understanding and knowledge that we need in order to improve our presentation skills.

This programme is the only presentation skills programme participants will ever need. During the programme we examine first what is going on for us internally when we are presenting. For most of us, our minds can get consumed and overwhelmed at the mere idea of standing up in front of people. This course helps us to clarify and address our fears and limiting ideas. Addressing what is going on for us internally is a prerequisite for successful presentations.

We then examine the basics of successful presentations. Participants see how to overcome fear and self consciousness. They discover how to improve their clarity of speech, connection with the audience, and how to remain steady and composed. We look at how to prepare and structure a presentation and how to end one so that the message of our presentation clearly hits all of its targets. Participants will understand how to approach question and answer sessions and discover the key to holding the audience’s attention.

This programme equips participants with a sound basis which will guide them in the development of their presenting skills and will assist them in dealing with the challenges that arise in this area.

Who is this programme for?

Those whose work involves making presentations to management, staff, customers, etc.

Duration

2 Days (9:00 am – 5:00 pm)

Content Outline

• The inner attitude – who is the presentation for?
• How to prepare and structure a presentation?
• Being composed and free from self-consciousness
• Connecting and engaging with the audience. How?
• Communicating to the needs and capacity of the audience
• Enhancing the power of attention and developing presence
• Improving speech – clarity, audibility and pace
• Assisting with audience attention and retention
• Body language – addressing unhelpful mannerisms
• How to conduct question and answer sessions
• Important dos and don’ts
• Role play and exercises

The Benefits

Having completed this programme participants will:

• Understand what makes for great presentations
• Have greater confidence and clarity when giving presentations
• Know how to connect with the audience
• Have greater insight into how best to prepare and structure a presentation
• Understand the key to keeping the audience with them and engaged