What's in it for you?
Every delegate on this course will learn how to create and deliver crisp and engaging presentations in an impactful manner. A better presentation style will lead to more personal confidence and more effective meetings which ultimately will result in more successful client interactions.

In addition to devising an Action Plan that integrates their learning into the workplace and/or daily life, all delegates participating in the full two day programme will take away a DVD of their presentations in order to review their progression, critique their own performance and continue to sharpen their new skills.

Get your message across - with impact!
Have you ever sat through a presentation and been bored by the 1000s of slides that the presenter insists on reading to you line by line; been dazzled by the over use of special effects; sent to sleep by monotone, low pitch speeches; or just plain irritated by presenters fiddling unconfidently with their technology? And have you ever faced a room full of potential new friends or business contacts and not known how to approach people, market yourself or promote your business effectively?

There are always three speeches for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.
Dale Carnegie

If the answer is "yes" to any of the questions above you'll understand the importance of presenting yourself/organisation/project in a clear, professional and interesting way in order to engage and stimulate your audience and not send them running for cover!

Who Should Attend?
This course would be of benefit to anyone who delivers any sort of presentations or speaks to an audience of any kind including during meetings. It will also be of great benefit to those who lack confidence in using the various tools and technologies for presenting to different audiences.

The nature of the course means that each participant works at improving their own skills whilst benefiting from the feedback given to all participants.

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

• Create a presentation that supports and clarifies their key messages
• Employ techniques for reducing presentation stress
• Use their existing MS PowerPoint skills in a more effective way
• Use relevant technology appropriately
• Deliver a punchy presentation appropriate to the audience and subject matter
• Engage audiences in relevant discussion and handle questions effectively
• Use techniques for networking and working a room to make contacts and win business

Course Overview
The course will be covering the following topics:

Day 1

• How to prepare for a presentation or speech
• Tips and techniques for reducing stress associated with public speaking
• Techniques for effective networking, before, during and after the event
• The importance of body language (it not just what you say but how you say it)
• Using different presentation media to achieve different meeting objectives (including use of storytelling; analogies; pictures; poems etc).
• How to respond to questions and interruptions

Day 2 (Optional)

• Practice at preparing a presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint and presenting/public speaking in different situations
• Watching participants in action and providing ongoing feedback
• Creating a DVD of each participant in various presenting situations throughout the day. The DVD is for the participants to take away and use as a basis for continuous improvement.

HALF DAY OPTIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE

Learning Objectives
The purpose of this course is to provide delegates with a complete tool kit of presentation resources to be used to effect greater self assurance and business success. So whether delegates are faced with delivering an impromptu speech or pitching for the business deal of their life, they will be able to face it with confidence in themselves and their equipment!