High Impact Presentation Skills
High Impact Presentation Skills - Course Outline
Making high impact presentations or speeches to an audience requires skill, professionalism and confidence. Successful speakers can deliver a persuasive and convincing high impact presentation with style and impact and as a result achieve their desired response. This highly participative high impact presentation skills training course concentrates on the three 'Ps' of presentation - preparation, practice and performance. Delegates will leave the course thoroughly versed in the essential elements of every successful presentation and will gain significant practice within a safe environment, guided and encouraged by an experienced coach. Optional video recording equipment will be used and every delegate can leave the course with a record of progress for further reference. Delegates should come to the course prepared with a subject about which they will develop a presentation.
Course Objectives
Make polished and powerful presentations using voice, tone and body language to maximise effectiveness.
Put humour, timing and spontaneity to more effective use.
Deal confidently and competently with awkward situations and difficult questions.
Overcome nervousness, negative feelings and anxiety.
Understand your audience.
Make more effective use of visual aids and multimedia technology.
Plan and prepare presentations systematically to ensure clarity and impact.
Course Designed For
Individuals who are experienced in delivering presentations. This course is a practically based workshop designed to teach delegates how to project a more professional image by adding polish, interest and panache to their presentation, with the intention of inspiring and creating positive image.
Course Content
The Vital First Impressions
Who are you? What credibility do you have?
Creating the right conditions: non-verbal and physical cues
Defining and redefining the objectives
Panic Free Presentations
The power of good preparation
Planning and contingencies
Your rapid reference planner - flow charts for every presentation
Language: enunciation, style, vocabulary
Content: distinguishing between information and data
Energy: how to channel nervous energy to positive ends
Practicing the performance in your mind
Dynamic Delivery - Adding Variety
Choosing the best available information
Maintaining interest - keeping the audience 'hooked'
Stimulating curiosity - the key to motivation
Power and tone
Humour
Silence
Establishing Rapport with the Audience
Analysing the demographic map of your audience
Profiling your audience for levels of interest, ability and influence
Creating introductions that 'hook'
Explaining the boundaries and limitations of your presentation
Managing Difficult Audiences
Dealing with difficult people - controlling the flow
Handling objections and difficult questions
The Use and Abuse of Multimedia
OHP's, charts, video, 35mm slides, computer displays etc.
The disadvantage of visual aids - maintaining control
Matching the aid to suit the audience
Problems
Tips and techniques
Personal Development
Formulating a personal action plan
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