A great presenter has two unique qualities, appropriate skills and personal confidence. Be confident like this giraffe - by knowing what you want to say, and being comfortable with your communication skills. In this workshop, you will master the skills that will make you a better speaker and presenter.
Course Outline:
Section 1: Introductions and Course Overview
Section 2: Communication
- Edit your conversation
- Four good rules of any conversation
- Sticky situations
Section 3: Body Language
- First impressions
Section 4: Why Talk?
- Speaking under pressure
Section 5: Planning Your Presentation
- Making your listener hear you
- Key ideas
- Finding common ground
- Key sentences
- Force field analysis
- Pros and cons
- The three part plan
- Using time, place and aspect
- Two additional plans
Section 6: Overcoming Nervousness
- Controlling your jitters
Section 7: The STARR Pattern
Section 8: Start Writing!
- Evidence
- Introductions
- Following the opening statement
- Your Beginning
- Endings
- Expanding a basic plan
Section 9: Limit Your Information
Section 10: Audience Profile
- Understanding your audience
Section 11: Presentation Preparation
- Checklist
- Evaluation
Section 12: Your Speaking Voice
- Parts of your Voice
- Vocal Variety
- Mastering your Material
Section 13: Add Punch to your Presentation
- The Power of Threes
- Visual Aids
Section 14: Practical
- Preparation
- Presentations
- Debrief