Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

In most professional and personal situations, being a good presenter gives you an instant advantage. Studies show that having good presentation skills plays a vital role in your success, as well as your potential for advancement. Today's environment requires strong presentation skills to close business, expand relationships, defend pricing etc. Internally, being a good negotiator helps you to deal with conflict, reach agreements, find solutions to tough problems, and achieve important goals for yourself, your department, and the organization. Securing agreements, be that between you and clients, suppliers, management, or other outside connections is an everyday part of modern business culture. If you have presented well, the extra benefits fall to you, if you have not presented well, the extra benefits simply fall to the other party. Modern management skills rate the value of good presentation skills as vital for managers to progress in their careers as the skill will be called on frequently and its results are easily measured. Equally, if you are in sales or sales management, a staff representative, or managing a team, the skill of presentation cannot be underestimated.

Learning Objectives:

• Grasp the dynamics of public speaking.
• Acquire skills in researching an audience for effective communication.
• Understand the preparation and practice required for delivering a speech.
• Explore methods for rehearsing to enhance delivery.
• Develop the ability to give impromptu speeches confidently.
•  Learn the Point, Turn, and Talk technique for effective communication.
•  Understand and apply rhetorical techniques for impactful public speaking.
• Know the strategies for preparing and handling questions and answers during a presentation.

Key Topics:

• Public speaking; a process, an act, and an art
• Elements of public speaking
• Establishing your message
• Research
• Structuring your message
• Dressing
• Posture and positioning
• Vocal power
• Communication and culture
• Situational awareness
• How to deliver your message with maximum impact
• Tools for delivery
• Working with illustration and other media
• Working with charts and tables
• Working with SmartArt
•       Working with Animations