Advanced Professional Presentation Skills

What do I get out of it?

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Get the right message across and ensure it will be remembered
• Manage challenging people and situations within your presentation
• Order the points you wish to make in the most effective way
• Make your message stand out and get the audience to accept what youre saying
• Hold your audiences attention throughout the presentation
• Overcome your nerves through proper preparation and planning

• Plan your presentation: The need for accuracy; facts versus opinions; your authority and credibility as a presenter
• Structure your presentation: Establish and maintain rapport; keep the attention of the audience; the classic structure
• Time your presentation: Manage your time to achieve your objectives; the need for flexibility; the proper use of the pause
• Audience analysis: Demographic analysis; saliency; cognitive complexity; a basic overview of neuro-linguistic programming
• Non verbal communication: Its importance and the rules of harmony
• Listening: The importance of listening in the communication process; the basic rules for effective listening
• The motivated sequence presentation: Motivational needs and appeals
• Visual Aids: Use them effectively to enhance a presentation and how to avoid abusing them
• Team Presentations: Successful strategies; get the best from your team
• Special Situations: Presenting at social and informal occasions; chairing panels and seminars; winning the business pitch; media interviews
• Questions and interruptions: Deal successfully with questions and interruptions so that the objectives are enhanced and how to deal with difficult questions or hostile audience members