Essential Presentation Skills

Why are presentation skills needed?

You never get another chance to make a first impression, and this is especially the case when making presentations. Why are presentation skills needed?
You never get another chance to make a first impression, and this is especially the case when making presentations. In today’s fast paced business world, everything we do is a presentation. We present in boardrooms, in coaching sessions, in team meetings, and in virtual offices. As such, it is critical that each person knows and practices the best tactics of presenting in public and virtual forums. Being able to present to anyone at anytime allows for individuals to be more comfortable in a variety of business settings and situations.
What does the program look like?
Objective: To enhance and better the participants’ presentation skills, with topics designed to help them identify the needs of their audience, using known information to better prepare the material and delivery, examine the presenter’s self-awareness, communication styles and methods of delivery, adapting to audience dynamics and effective group and individual management.
Course Outline:
1. Verbal and Non-Verbal Signals: 90 minutes — This material will help participants recognize the impact verbal and non-verbal signals play in a presentation. Includes role plays, small group and class exercises, evaluation, and discussion.
2. Adult Learning Theories: 1 hour — This sections lays the groundwork for effective and engaging presentations to adult audiences, concentrating on the specific needs adults have when learning and applying new information and skills. Includes multiple choice and similar “tests” to demonstrate an understanding of these principles.
3. The Five “Critical Errors”: 2 hours — There are five critical (and common) errors that presenters face, including failing to know one’s audience, lack of content preparation, ineffective gestures and eye contact, ineffective verbal delivery, and the failure to react to the audience. Includes group exercises and role plays to practice correcting each of these critical errors
4. Group and Individual Management: 90 minutes — This important subject covers skills on how to effectively handle members of an audience that have the potential to disrupt or otherwise hinder an effective group presentation. Includes many situational experiences dealing with the common presentation “disruptors” and short role plays and exercises to practice these skills.
. Being able to present to anyone at anytime allows for individuals to be more comfortable in a variety of business settings and situations.
What does the program look like?

Objective: To enhance and better the participants’ presentation skills, with topics designed to help them identify the needs of their audience, using known information to better prepare the material and delivery, examine the presenter’s self-awareness, communication styles and methods of delivery, adapting to audience dynamics and effective group and individual management.