Workshop title :

Presentation Skills Level 1

Workshop reference :

311 / V1.0

Duration :

2 days

Language :

English, French

Why, Who and What ?

A skilled presentation gives you the greatest chance to convey your credibility and competence, and to persuade others to accept your ideas. This course is designed for those who:

• as part of their job have to make short, factual presentations on new ideas for internal implementation, explaining technical services or products, or the status in project progress reviews;
• have little experience in creating and delivering presentations;
• believe that improvement is possible.

The course objectives are:

• Manage your time optimally in preparing, creating and delivering a presentation;
• Adopt an effective presentation structure to meet your purpose and your audience’s expectations;
• Convey and explain technical or job-related information about solutions, concepts, services in a clear, interesting and lively manner;
• Understand how to create slides with impact;
• Interact easily with your audience, i.e. ask stimulating questions, confidently run a Question and Answer session.

The method of delivery focuses on highlighting and encouraging the strengths of each individual in a fun and respectful way. Each aspect of presenting is addressed to ensure that presenters can present logical and interesting presentations in a lively manner. The participants have the opportunity of making four short presentations. The second one is video-taped and the tapes are watched individually with the trainer rather than in the plenum. Participation is limited to 8 to ensure that all participants get sufficient individual attention. The course can be delivered in two consecutive days, or on two different days allowing the participants to practise, digest and return to a second day of training with renewed energy.

Module

Key Development Areas

What makes an effective presentation?

Decide what aspects of presentations should be focussed on, and what aspects should be avoided.

Where do I start?

Ask yourself the four questions to ensure that you will be doing the right thing: Why? To whom? What about? How?

Who’s out in front?

Use an easy, structured approach to analysing your audience to avoid addressing the wrong people or in the wrong way.

What do I say first?

Use a presentation structure to put your content together in the most logical way – so that people can process your ideas.

What do they need to know?

Ask yourself what they need to know to stop yourself from telling everything you know! Find out how you can prepare and organize your content.

How shall I show them?

Use slides or flipcharts in the appropriate manner.

What do I do if they ask me a question?

Use interactive methods to involve the audience. Handling questions, objections and other challenges.