Presentation Skills (1 day)

In this session, participants learn the techniques associated with effective presentations.  Presenting primarily to internal audiences and impromptu speeches are studied,  Focus is on increasing familiarity with public speaking.  Feedback is given and received throughout the program.  This course is a hands-on, supportive training session that allows participants to try out new skills in a non-threatening environment.

Participants will prepare a brief presentation in advance and which will be presented early in the session.

How you will benefit:

• Practice presenting and getting feedback
• Learn keys to grabbing your audiences’ attention
• Increase comfort in presenting
• Learn how to tell stories in your presentation
• Develop platform skills
• Increase effectiveness in using visual aids
• Identify ways to overcome stage fright
• Use and identify body language to improve your presentation
• Learn to use your voice to get and keep attention

What you will learn:

1.  Presentation planning and structure

• Understanding and profiling target audience
• Structuring your presentation for the target audience

2.   Using Audio-visuals

• Why use them?
• Which is best?
• Techniques for success and pitfalls to avoid
• Using colour, pictures, graphs and cartoons

3. Platform Skills

• Gestures
• Posture
• Eye Contact
• Voice (pitch, pace and tone)

4. Handling Stage fright

• Specific techniques to control the jitters
• The first 30 seconds

5. Non-Verbal Communication

• Clues to look for in your audience

6. The Challenging Audience Member

• How to handle people who are disruptive
• Looking for audience clues

7. The Impromptu Speech

• Thinking quickly on your feet

Who Should Attend:

Anyone interested in improving skill and comfort in doing presentations.

Faculty:

Anne Rose

Duration:

1 day