Delivering impactful and influential presentations by Kevin Hopton

Through this course delegates learn a range of presentation skills for various situations including formal and less formal stand up group presentations. Delegates may be required to deliver a work based presentation which the delegates need to bring to the day(preferably using powerpoint)to those attending the course.

Designed for:

All those who make presentations, give talks or speak to groups, e.g. presenting a report to a meeting, speaking to a group at work, making a presentation to an audience/clients.

Content:

By attending this course, delegates will be able to:

• identify the principles of how to set objectives for a presentation & what is to be achieved from the presentation. i.e. “tell & sell” or “motivate or persuade” etc

• deliver presentations to external or internal clients i.e. who is your audience?

• plan and prepare for a presentation – including issues such as method &style of delivery (stand up, round the table), techniques, tools & room layout etc,

• identify how to structure and design a presentation.

• open the presentation and break the ice

• create first impressions – the effect of the visual and the vocal.

• create maximum impact with a theme and a thread

• identify the key skills in delivering a presentation and handling audience reaction - communication skills, listening techniques when handling questions and other areas such as body language, building rapport etc.

• describe influencing skills – loading the presentation with appropriate impact

• handle difficult reactors

• use different styles of presentation to deliver different messages

• meet the needs of the audience

• create Dynamics

• speak with confidence and overcome nerves

• manage time and keeping on track

• identify the importance of evaluation of the presentation & the objectives

• close the presentation and next actions

• practice presentation techniques