Presentation Skills

Presentation skills

Presenting with confidence is an essential business skill.

Whether you are delivering a client presentation or addressing an internal gathering, good presentation skills are crucial for success.

You will be expected to bring a 10-minute pre-prepared presentation to the workshop. You’ll get supportive feedback to ensure that you leave the session with greater confidence and competence to present effectively in any situation.

Workshop outline

(Full-day version, 9.30 – 5.00)

1. Handling nerves, feeling confident

What makes someone a confident presenter?
Why feeling nervous is a normal human reaction to being in the spotlight
The mindset that will help you be a confident presenter
Techniques for handling nerves
The matrix of authentic presenting
Pre-prepared individual presentations (3 minutes max) – practice activity

2. The 3Vs of powerful presenting

3. Avoiding ‘death by PowerPoint’

4. Delivering with passion

5. Creating and structuring an audience-centred presentation

6. Getting your key messages across

7. Managing audience attention spans

8. Practice time

9. Actions and next steps

‘This presentation did just what it said it was going to do. I’ve definitely learned some useful presentation skills and I feel I have improved a lot in just one day. It was probably the best workshop I’ve ever been to.’

‘Even if you are confident about presenting, this course has many tips to change the way you think about the approach and increases your ability to engage.’

‘Some good tips and invaluable practice if you’re anxious about presenting / public speaking.’

‘Susie was amazing, she knew what she was talking about and provided solutions to issues I face when presenting. She is a credit to your organisation.’

‘Training is superb and skills will be in my future presentation.’

‘Put aside any reticence you may have about having to give presentations and use this course to develop the skills but more importantly the belief that you can deliver a quality presentation.’