Course outline

Getting Started – Building Your and Their Confidence

• Making a powerful and lasting first impression
• The art of building your own confidence
• Step into another person’s shoes to appreciate their motivation
• Read body language to understand how others are thinking and responding
• Make an Ice-Breaker presentation
• Giving and taking constructive Feedback

Creating the Right Message

• Planning for the perfect presentation
• Audience focused SMART objectives
• Researching the audience and setting time related objectives
• Venue considerations and why they are so important
• Researching presentations
• Creating a ‘map’ for your audience
• Harnessing nerves in a creative way
• Key messages and clear structure

Using Powerful Language to Persuade

• What is NLP – A basic introduction?
• Establishing Rapport
• Powerful Listening and Questioning Techniques
• Thinking Patterns
• The use of Metaphors and Humour
• Communicating to Persuade
• Using power language to convince others
• Communication Exercises

The Art and Science of Performance

• The importance of good eye contact in presenting
• Body language and assertiveness
• Stance and Alexander Technique
• The non-verbal impact of presentations
• Using the body to create impact
• The vocal skills of top presenters
• Increased emphasis, tonality and tonal marking
• The differing skills for small or platform presentations

Polishing Your Performance

• Visual aids, what are they and how they should be used
• Content and the message the audience receives
• How to influence an audience and handle questions with ease
• Putting it all together for balanced presentations
• The final presentations
• The XYZ of presenting
• Action planning

Who Should Attend?

• Anyone wanting to hone their presentation skills and develop their image
• Anyone seeking career advancement into the top echelons of leadership
• Anyone who would like to improve ability to present to groups
• Anyone who need to influence others, either socially or commercially
• Professionals who has to achieve a successful outcome from any meeting