Presenting To Win – in company training

A good presentation can be a very powerful way to communicate an idea or message. Becoming a skillful presenter will raise your profile and enhance your personal brand.

Presentation skills are important in the workplace both for individual success and business success. In the competitive world that we live in, it is no longer enough to have the necessary capability to carry out your job. You need to be able to communicate effectively as well. It’s a skill that is highly valued and is one that anyone can improve upon.

It doesn’t matter what career or industry sector you’re in, we are all in the business of selling. Whatever roles you take on along your career path, you will need to sell an idea or concept in order to get buy in from others – colleagues, managers or clients.

Taking charge of your brand and improving your presentation skills helps boost your confidence and prepares you for all kinds of situations. The confidence that comes from feeling comfortable speaking in front of groups has a knock on effect in other areas of your life.

So if you want to take your presentation skills to the next level, make sure you enroll for this course.

Presenting To Win – in company training

A good presentation can be a very powerful way to communicate an idea or message. Becoming a skillful presenter will raise your profile and enhance your personal brand.

So if you want to take your presentation skills to the next level, make sure you enroll for this course.

Aims & benefits

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

Have a clear understanding of what they want to achieve by a presentation.
Professionally prepare for every presentation.
Use practical English phrases for different parts of the presentation.
Ensure proper structure, flow and clarity in any presentation.
Make content-heavy slides visually appealing and easy to read.
Present data, stats and information in a way that’s easy to understand.
Make proposals, concepts, and ideas compelling and persuasive.
Leverage storytelling with clear takeaways, insights and an engaging narrative.
Hold the audience’s attention.

Agenda

Online

Training program: Presenting To Win

Preparing your presentation

Deciding on your presentation goals.
Understanding what you need to know about your audience to create a great presentation.
Preparing for online vs. in-person presentations.
Useful English phrases for introducing agenda items and enabling smooth transitions.
Other things to consider when preparing your presentation.
Exercise: Filling out your Preparation Worksheet.

Crafting your presentation

The MOVIE Framework for outstanding presentations: leveraging principles of structure, design and logic.

Message.
Organize.
Visualize.
Insights.
Extras.
Exercise: Applying the MOVIE Framework in your presentation.

Informative presentations

How to avoid cramming too much data into your presentation.
Tips for making content-heavy slides clear and appealing to your audience.
How to bring life to data and information in your presentation style.
Exercise: Leveraging the tips to make your presentation more effective.

Persuasive presentations

The SCQA Framework: making a convincing case for your proposal

Situation.
Complication.
Question.
Answer.

The Pyramid Principle: starting with the main idea and providing supporting details.
What drives people to make decisions: rational and emotional motivators.
Factors influencing management in their decision-making process: how to improve your chances of getting your proposals accepted.
Exercise: Applying the SCQA Framework in your presentation.

Commanding your audience’s attention

Starting off with something intriguing.
Using emotional inflections in your voice.
Alternating your volume.
Varying your pacing.
Eye contact.
Body language.
Asking questions.
Using humor.
Using real-life examples and analogies.
Exercise: Holding your audience’s attention.

Preparation

Participants will be modifying their presentations under the trainer’s guidance. Once their final presentations are ready they will rehearse them to make sure they are well prepared to face the group.

Delivery

Every participant will deliver their presentation in front of the group. Thorough verbal and written feedback will be given by the rest of the participants and the trainer. In the event there is a need to refresh any presentation rules or techniques, short know-how sessions will be conducted.

Summary of the training and individual action plans: START-STOP-CONTINUE

On-site