Presentation Skills

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SESSION 55  
 
  • Ice Breakers
  • Overview
  • Learning Objectives
  • Presentation Skills Self Analysis
  • Training and Facilitation Competencies
  • Goal Setting
SESSION 56 Fundamentals of Adult Learning
 
  • Types Of Learning – Knowledge, Skills & Attitude
  • Adult learning principles
  • Modes Of Thinking – Systematic steps to presenting
  • Learning Styles – implications for presenting
  • Linking motivation and learning
  • Information and skill based presentation design
  • Reinforcing the learning and application to the workplace
  • Different types of presentations – service, technical, information,entertain
SESSION 57 Designing your presentation for maximum impact
 
  • The importance of planning
  • Effective opening – grabbing their attention
  • Establishing credibility
  • Preview the topic – the effect of context on remembering
  • Initial Presentations – Peer & Facilitator Feedback – videotaped?
  • Building your presentation – main points, supporting material and connectives
  • Selling your message – the use of reinforces
  • Linking your points for a seamless coherent message.
  • Closing powerfully with a call to action
  • Presentation Outline Model
SESSION 58 Delivering Powerful Presentations
 
  • The first impression – get it right!
  • Vocal delivery skills – how to effectively use your voice
  • Nonverbal delivery skills – 55% of the message
  • Body language, eye contact, personal presentation and image
  • Dressing to create the appropriate impression
  • Verbal Communication – choosing the right words
  • Managing participant questions and challenging situations
  • Characteristics of effective questions
  • How to encourage participation with smart questioning techniques
  • Active listening
SESSION 59 Presentation Styles
 
  • Understanding presentation styles, mine and my audiences!
  • Recognising your strengths and weaknesses
  • Tapping into your personality
  • Understanding group dynamics
  • Analysing your audience
    • What is their level of knowledge and understanding?
    • What do they expect?
    • What are you trying to achieve?
    • How long do you have?
    • How big is your audience?
  • Building rapport
SESSION 60 Selling Your Message
 
  • Professional presenting – the attitude and the performance!
  • Getting your audience to listen
  • Identifying value for your stakeholders
  • Influencing your stakeholders
  • Metrics – reading your audience
  • Handling different and difficult personalities
  • Audience checklist
SESSION 61 Preparing Your Presentation
 
  • Getting started
  • Structuring your presentation
  • How much content?
  • How to prepare, rehearse and use notes
  • Rehearsing your presentation
  • Techniques for the psychological and physical control of nerves
  • The 10 major mistakes presenters make
  • Maximising the physical presentation environment
  • Room layout
  • Integrating props, material and visual aids to enhance your message
  • Using PowerPoint and flip charts effectively
  • Building professional presentation skills
  • The delivery
  • Timing and Pacing
  • How to present technical information to:
    • Audiences who understand technical matters
    • Audiences who do not
  • “Ums and Urr” buster techniques
  • Evaluation, assessment and feedback
  • Final Presentations – evaluation, assessment feedback and coaching