Mastering the Business Presentation Skills Training

A great presenter has two notable qualities: appropriate skills and personal confidence. Confidence comes from knowing what you want to say and being comfortable with your communication skills. In this two day Presentation Skills training, you will master the skills that will make you a better speaker and presenter.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the Effective Presentation Skills Training Course, participants will be able to:

• Plan presentations being mindful of the audience
• Create clear cut objectives for the presentation
• Assess factors to construct presentations to deliver key ideas
• Keep audience attention and have an enhanced introduction with attention grabber techniques
• Develop efficient slides, visual aids, and handouts
• Learn methods, tools, as well as techniques for effective presentations
• Learn relaxation and distress techniques
• Understand the techniques of non verbal communication
• Develop body styles as well as have confident body language
• Learn how to improve the quality of your voice
• Deal with challenging questions during and post presentation
• Understand the concepts of motivation and positive influence toward compelling actions

COURSE OUTLINE

• Module 1

• Know Your Audience
• Plan your Presentation
• Be Organized
• Technology, The Importance
• Presentation Formation
• Set clearly defined Objectives
• Audience Analysis
• Importance of Openings and Closings
• Logistics and Venue
• Adapt yourself to the presentation space in advance

• Module 2

• Drafting your Presentations
• Understanding the purpose of your presentation
• Gathering substance and content for the presentation
• Building the subject matter
• Presentation of the presentation
• Designing the presentation
• Practice, self rehearsals, and improvising
• Controlling the space and environment

• Module 3

• The relation between Preparation, Relaxation, and Stress
• Confidence and Control
• Transforming nervousness to enthusiasm
• Breathing exercises and nervousness
• Psychology and Chemistry of stress and fear
• Body Language
• Tips to cope with nerves
• The posture of the body and mind
• Eye Contact

• Module 4

• Presentation Contents
• Subject and substance
• Types of presentations
• Equipment and Venue
• Creative Ideas, Brainstorming and Mind mapping
• Innovation and the dare to drive ideologies
• Materials, props and visual aids
• Exercises and case studies
• Video and sound clips
• Statistics, Surveys, and Diagrams
• Quotations, jokes, stories, and analogies
• Stories, Picture and animation illustrations

• Module 5

• Audience Participation
• Audience needs and addressing general crises
• Straw polls
• Inviting a volunteer
• Asking the audience to do something or engage
• Prizes, awards as well as recognizing people and their achievements
• Gamification
• Recommendation of Books
• Icebreakers and games Knowing each other
• Anticipating audience questions
• Know your subject knowledge and reference points
• Notes Arrangement, cue cards, sheet notes

• Module 6

• Body and Structure of the Presentation Importance
• Presentation Structure, Sections, Order, Headings
• Presentation Body Introduction, content, Closing
• Principles of Repetition as well as the Human Mind
• Points of Interest and early impact during Introductions
• Speaking and Thinking like the audience and their profiles
• Building trust, impressions and credibility
• Time Management
• Fall backs, Plan B as well as Contingency plans
• Dress rehearsals, feedback, Refining the structure

• Module 7

• Vocal Image and Impression
• Qualities of the Effective Voice
• Voice control and volume
• Improvising on Articulation and language
• Vocal variety and modulation
• Developing Significance with voice modulation
• Impactful voice
• Matching body movements with voice
• Encouraging participants to be vocal
• Types of Vocals
• Handling the soreness of voice and vocal cords
• Noise, sound, as well as chaos

• Module 8

• Common Mistakes during Presentations
• Breathing Fast or Holding your breath
• Unacceptable facial expressions
• Lacklustre Visualization
• The Uses and Abuses of Visual Aids
• Talking too fast as well as neutralizing accent
• Too much material in too short of a time
• Admitting you know everything
• Apologizing for mistakes, words, or actions