Presentation Skills

Booking this course
If you would like to talk to us about running a Presentations Skills course, please contact us: Tel + 44 (0)1789 734343 or email us at admin@proskill.co.uk  

Managers are increasingly called upon to present to groups of customers, staff, colleagues and higher management. The success of the presentation often depends more on presentation skills than the message.

Overview
In competitive situations, it is usually the quality of the presentation, not the solution proposed, that wins. Even internal presentations may be competitive. A presentation, done well, can achieve what cannot be achieved in written communication. As decision-processes increasingly involve more people, the presentation has become a preferred method of communication. A good presentation can motivate staff. A bad presentation can de-motivate. This Presentation Skills course uses advanced techniques and psychological principles in an interactive manner. Participants will learn key skills and develop their personal style.

Who Should Attend
Anyone involved in presenting-to-groups, also experienced presenters who want to develop their style.

Duration
1 Day

Presentation Skills – Course Objectives

Participants will learn:

• How to use memory principles
• How to modify their style and content to match the audience and objectives
• The key points of preparation
• The alternative approaches and their use
• How to reduce nerves and direct adrenaline.
• How to use the media available to them to gain maximum impact
• How to use different types of cue to ensure a ‘seamless’ presentation
• How to avoid the pitfalls and put ‘Sparkle’ into the presentation.

Presentation Skills – Course Outline

Why Presentation Skills?
The pros & cons of presentations
Making sure they remember

Preparation
Profiling the audience
Selecting the right approach
The solution approach
The 5-fact formula approach
Setting S.C.A.R.C.E.? objectives
Environment

Just Before
Handling nerves
Last minute checks

Visual Aids
Designing, producing and using
Overhead foils

Cues
Alternative approaches
Multiple cue usage
Advantages and disadvantages

Polishing The Presentation
18 things to avoid
17 ways to improve effectiveness
‘Tricks’ you won’t find in any book
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