ITINERARY

PUBLIC SPEAKING AND ADVANCED PRESENTATION SKILLS

Objectives

• Fine tune your delivery style to create maximum impact
• Develop a more persuasive and impressive speaking style
• Control your space and presence to get rapport and influence your audience
• Use pace and structure more effectively for maximum results
• Use language creatively to present a more powerful message
• Deliver different styles of presentations for different audiences

Introduction

• Exercises to develop group rapport
• Self analysis of current presentation style
• Controlling nervous energy

Presentation practice (prepared presentation)

• First delivery of presentation one (approx 5 mins)
• Feedback on effectiveness of delivery style

Getting greater impact through the voice

• Developing a more confident and convincing voice
• Developing a greater range of expression in the voice
• Influencing your audience with the power of your voice

Engaging with the audience visually

• Analysis of your visual impact on the audience
• Using body language to build audience rapport
• Developing your unique presentation style

Presentation structure, style and language

• Preparing a presentation within a strict time constraint
• Establishing the key message
• Applying structure and style effectively
• Using language to clarify and influence

Presentation practice (unseen presentation)

• Delivery of presentation
• Analysis via trainer feedback and group discussion

Spontaneity and audience awareness

• Thinking on your feet
• Developing greater command of your audience
• Gaining the attention and interest of the audience

Presentation practice - set presentation

• Adapting material to the needs of the audience
• Delivery of a set presentation to a given audience
• Analysis via trainer feedback and group discussion

Presentation preparation - business topic

• Delivery of opening of presentation
• Feedback on first impressions on audience

Taking control of your audience

• Tips on delivering to large and small audiences
• Managing audience expectations
• Dealing with difficult audiences

Presentation practice - business topic

• Final modifications
• Delivery of presentation
• Analysis via trainer feedback and group discussion

General feedback session

• Individual assessment of progress achieved
• Personal action plans

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