The Art of Presenting
The only presentation skills course you will ever need
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You cannot learn to be an excellent presenter by doing a course about presentation. This is a myth. The only way to improve your presentation skills is by practicing them.
However, you can ensure that you start off from the right place with a sound understanding of the basics and the principles behind great presentations. If you do this, you will equip yourself with all the understanding and knowledge that you need in order to improve your presentation skills.
During this course we examine first what is going on for you internally when you 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 you to clarify and address your fears and limiting ideas. Addressing what is going on internally is a prerequisite for successful presentations.
We will then examine the basics of successful presentations. You will see how to overcome fear and self consciousness. Discover how to improve your clarity of speech, your connection with the audience, and how to remain steady and composed. Learn how to prepare and structure a presentation and how to end one. Understand how to approach question and answer sessions and discover the key to holding your audience’s attention.
This course will equip you with a sound basis which will guide you in the development of your presenting skills and will assist you in dealing with the challenges that arise for you in this area.
Who should attend?
Those whose work involves making presentations to management, staff, customers, etc. Those looking for a presentation skills course that will give them all the fundamentals and basic guidelines they need to start improving.Duration
2 Days (9:00 am – 5:00 pm)Course Content
- 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 course, you will- Understand what makes for great presentations
- Have greater confidence and clarity when giving presentations
- Know how to connect with your audience
- Have greater insight into how best to prepare and structure a presentation
- Understand the key to keeping your audience with you and engaged
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