Essential Presentation Skills

An interactive presentation skills course tailored to the needs of your group.

I am sure you have been to a presentation where the speaker came across as completely competent, confident, and always in control. You immediately felt a sense of rapport and you trusted and found value in what they said. Yet when you conduct a meeting or give a presentation you doubt your abilities, question your competency, and feel totally inadequate. People question your message and may even doubt your point of view. Want to know a secret? Even the most competent speaker doubts their abilities and may even fear failure and rejection.

So how do effective speakers come across so professional and believable? They have learned how to control fear and doubt and instead use them to their advantage. They communicate through verbal and non-verbal methods to create a convincing message. Whether you are an experienced professional or a naive novice, Essential Presentation Skills will give you the tools you need to exude the competence, confidence, and control required to move people in the desired direction.

Benefits

  • Helps you overcome the fear of public speaking

  • Allows you to speak with more confidence

  • Teaches you how to overcome nervousness

  • Allows you to connect with your audience

  • Helps you become a more effective communicator

  • Teaches you how to motivate and inspire your audience

  • Empowers you to take the attention off self and focus on your message and your audience

  • Gives you the skills required for quicker career advancement

  • Helps you become a valuable player on your team

  • Teaches you to think “on your feet” in meetings and in front of a crowd

  • Gives you the skills to use body language as an asset

  • Enables you to use verbal and non-verbal techniques to persuade an audience

Delivering information in a presentation isn’t the problem. It’s turning the information into meaningful and memorable communication that poses the challenge. Standing in front of a room narrating a slideshow does not leave a lasting impression. You have to connect with the audience and compel them into action. Ziglar Training Systems Essential Presentation Skills gives you the tools to become a persuasive communicator. Becoming a more persuasive speaker will allow you to climb higher within your organization, improve sales ratios, and give you greater confidence in everything you do.

Essential Presentation Skills Outline
People frequently respond to your presentation in ways that have you wondering if they understood the message. In some cases they understand the presentation but don’t know why they feel indifferent about the message. Essential Presentation Skills will help you understand, learn, and master the art of connecting your verbal content and your non-verbal signals for maximum impact. You will learn the techniques that make the difference between being a mere presenter or a powerful communicator.

 

Non-Verbal Skills for Successful Presentation
  • Appearance
    • Professionalism
    • Projecting an image
  • Posture
    • The speaker’s stance
    • Confidence
  • Gestures
    • The comfort zone
    • Meaningful movement
  • Eye Contact
    • Audience connection
    • Pulling the audience in
  • Facial Expressions
    • Facial gestures
    • Supporting the message
Verbal Skills for Successful Presentations
  • Voice
  • Volume
  • Pacing and clarity
  • Padding
  • Non-Words
  • Connections
    Techniques for Results for Successful Presentations
  • Audience Involvement
    • Audience participation
    • Building rapport
  • Question and Answer Session
    • Verbal survey
    • Checking for understanding
  • Audio-Visual Aids
    • Supporting message
    • Defeating Murphy’s Law
  • Humor
    • Carrying your message
    • Increasing impact
  • Emcee Introductions
    • Setting the tone
    • Directing audiences’ attention
Resources
  • Course bibliography
  • Sources for additional research

Course Specifications

 
Topics Data Variance
Course Length 16 hours It can be tailored to meet time restraints
Course Study Highly Interactive Contains activities for maximum retention
Effectiveness 98% 2% of people just refuse change
Instructional DVD 1 Total It expands upon the course information

 

 

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