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A presentation ought to be a conversation with your audience. And your job is to do one thing and one thing only 'to communicate your message. A presentation needs to be engaging, appealing and worth listening to, otherwise your audience will not retain a word you say. And this is a waste of time and money for the company, your audience and you.
We believe that everyone can learn to become an outstanding presenter which is why we have put together this 3 day programme to help you achieve just that.
Presenting with Impact is suitable for employees at all levels in the organisation who give presentations. They will have had experience with presenting and will be familiar with power point.
This programme aims to elevate your performance to a new level of excellence.
At the end of this programme, you will be able to:
- Use performance techniques to give outstanding presentations that don't put the audience to sleep
- Deliver presentations that engage, energize and dazzle the audience
- Communicate your message with razor sharp precision
- Create maximum impact through voice, body language and influential verbal skills
- Manage your nerves and activate the right mental attitude in an instant
- Demonstrate confidence and 'presence' every time you present
The core components of the programme are listed below. However, the final content of the programme will be based on the outcome of the personal intake interviews and tailored to the specific needs of the course participants.
The core components of the programme are:
| Know thyself |
- Knowing your presentation strengths and weaknesses (building on strengths & eliminating weaknesses)
- Unblocking character traits that interfere with successful delivery. (e.g. fear of the spotlight, shyness)
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| Communication |
- Getting clear on the purpose of your presentation and fine-tuning the message
- Understanding different language styles and how to incorporate these into your presentation
- Eliminating 'Death by Power Point', through understanding why, when and how to use power point effectively
- Maintaining audience attention through strategic use of body language, voice modulation and eye contact
- Understanding how to use dramatic effect, anecdotes and rhetorical questions to create suspense and excitement
- Understanding how to make deliberate use of the above techniques to highlight key messages
- Expand your repertoire of creative opening and closing techniques
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| Your Physical Self |
- Voice 'warming-up techniques, learning how to project your voice properly without causing damage
- Breathing 'how to control your breath to calm nerves and prevent breathlessness during the presentation
- Posture 'understanding how the right posture makes a difference to confidence levels, impact and charisma
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| Self management |
- Managing nerves and calming a quivering voice
- Conveying an aura of confidence even though your legs are shaking
- Radiating presence and charisma every time to stand up to present
- Connecting with the audience without feeling besieged
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Participants are required to bring to the course an actual presentation that they are working on or have given recently. They will immediately apply the new learning to their own presentation. The training days will be a balance of input sessions, skill practice and feed back sessions.
A ‘before and after’ recording of each presentation will provide proof of progress.
An optional component of this package is an individual coaching session for each participant. Please contact your Branch Out advisor for more details.
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