Effective Presentation Skills – 2 Day Seminar

Who should attend?

• Anyone who wants to practice and improve their ability to speak in front of others

Content Description

This seminar focuses on presentation preparation based on Dale Carnegie’s Presentation Guidelines. Participants will complete exercises to improve voice volume, intonation, clarity, and annunciation as well as to eliminate “ums” and “ahs”. They develop and present 2 presentations, which are videotaped so participants can do a complete self-evaluation after the course. They receive verbal feedback from the facilitator and the other participants as well as a written copy of the facilitator’s notes on each of their presentations. Participants will very clearly see their progress made during the course and will leave with a new level of confidence.

Course Content

Introduction
Traits of Effective Presenters
Pre-Presentation Planning
Building Rapport

Bridge the Communication Gap
The Power of Words
Body Language

Know Your Audience
Knowledge and Experience
Expectations, Attitudes, Group Size

Presentation Preparation
1. Plan
Establish goals
Research topic and audience
2. Prepare
Attention-getting Opening
Memorable Close
Support Key Ideas
3. Practice
Receive Feedback
4. Present
Positive First Impression
Gain Listeners’ Attention
Build Rapport and Trust
Emphasize Understanding
Obtain Feedback
Persuade Them
Close

Questioning Techniques
Types of Questions
Questions from Audience
Effective Responses

Keep Your Audience’s Attention
Techniques to Involve Your Audience
Types of Activities
Uses of Silence
Transitioning Between Topics
Humour in Presentations

Effective Closings
Review Objectives
Summarize Modules
Positive Closings

Handling Stress
Understand Your Feelings
Focus
Know Your Subject, Relax

Training Aids
Types of Training Aids
Effective Use of Training Aids