High Impact Presentation Skills (for experienced presenters)

 - 1 Day

WHO IS THE COURSE SUITABLE FOR :

Those who are conversant with the basics of presentations skills and who feel they would benefit from a practical refresher course to analyse their style of presentation and delivery and to obtain some hints and tips to enhance the impact of their presentations.   Delegates are asked to bring along a presentation which they have previously delivered in order to experiment with different structures, styles, techniques and modes of delivery to enhance impact.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

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

	Select appropriate mediums and presentation styles to maximise the impact with their chosen audience.
	Convey their intended messages in a memorable and thought provoking way.
	Make dry or difficult subjects interesting and retain audience interest.
	Suggest creative ways to change the pace and emphasis of a presentation.

CONTENT

Maximising upon your personal presence and maintaining interest	Managing Pressure and answering “difficult” questions
Pace, momentum and pauses and how to use these to create effects	Dealing with difficult members of the audience
Personal Development Action Planning	Practical Exercises including self analysis and feedback (with use of video taping and playback).
How to make dry or complex subjects interesting

METHOD OF DELIVERY

The course will be highly participative with delegates being asked to bring with them a pre-prepared presentation. More advanced techniques will be introduced during the day and delegates will be invited to adapt their presentation style and content to increase its impact. The final part of the day will be a Personal Development Action Planning session at which delegates will be asked to volunteer areas which they feel they could improve upon and to write themselves some achievable objectives.