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Corporate Skills Development: Dynamic Presentation Skills Boot Camp

Duration: 2-days

Course overview:

Speaking to a group is one of the most feared activities among adults. Learn what to do when you go blank, how to handle visual aids, what to do with your hands, how to present persuasively and what to say when you get a question you can't answer, and much more!

Target audience:

This workshop is designed for employees who are responsible for giving presentations to internal or external customers and looking to enhance their presentation and public speaking skills.

Participants will learn to:

• Improve the quality of presentations through better use of the voice, eyes, gestures, posture and movement.
• Engage audiences mentally and physically.
• Use a presentation framework that ensures audience members know the goals and objectives for their presentation.
• Generate immediate interest in their presentation.
• Use their skills and creativity to maintain the interest of audience members.
• Use visual aids such as the flip chart and overhead projector in a more effective manner.

Workshop Topics:

• Understanding the key roles of effective presenters.
• How to write and structure a presentation.
• Overcome nervousness with simple techniques that put your nervous energy to work for you.
• Developing your voice.
• Using eye contact, gestures, posture and movement for maximum impact.
• Defining meaningful objectives.
• Creating opening statements that grab the audience.
• Designing the body to support your objectives and opening statements.
• Successfully closing the presentation.
• Handling questions from the audience.
• Identifying blocks to successful performance.
• How to design and use visual aids expertly to support your message.
• Projecting a credible image.
• How to read an audience.

Participants will leave with:

• A positive mental attitude about presentations and communication in general.
• An enhanced professional stature, image, and self-confidence.
• The ability to gain and maintain audience attention and involvement.
• A process to organize thoughts and materials to solve audience problems and meet their needs.
• Techniques for handling tough Q & A sessions.