Deliver Winning Presentations

In this programme, you’ll learn how to present your ideas with conviction, control, and poise – without fear; how to handle challenging situations; how to become comfortable with your own presentation style, and how to use powerful tools and techniques to turn every speech or presentation from an agonising experience into a rewarding one. Most importantly, you’ll learn how to present by presenting.

You’ll be video-recorded in action as you address your colleagues and you’ll receive a constructive critique of each presentation, so you’ll have the chance to improve and refine your technique with each performance.

Objectives

• Finesse your oral communication and make it work to your advantage
• Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses as a presenter
• Organise your presentation for persuasiveness
• Assess and adjust your presentation to meet your audience’s needs
• Maintain a level of excitement that keeps your audience hanging on to your every word
• Use gestures, facial expressions and posture to emphasise your point
• Design visual aids that add impact to your overall presentation effectiveness
• Control the Question & Answer period and turn even hostile questions to your advantage

Key Topics

• Improving the way you present yourself
• Controlling nervousness
• Handling impromptu speaking situations
• Answering questions from the audience
• Developing a persuasive presentation
• Using your initial statements to establish rapport
• Building proof for your ideas
• Designing effective visuals that add impact
• Practising your full presentation
• Handling difficult situations tactfully
• Group critique and feedback
• Using facts, statistics and evidence
• Involving the audience