Presentation Skills
TRAINING COURSES
Success at work and in business often involves giving presentations to share our ideas, make recommendations and get noticed by the people who matter.
Our presentation skills courses are designed for people at different stages of their learning journey but all contain material around the most essential elements of presenting and public speaking.
All courses can be adjusted to fit your company’s specific requirements in terms of both content and logistics.
This course is aimed at people who have very little experience of presenting. It will provide
participants with the basic techniques to help them feel more confident about presenting in
English. Participants need a B2 level of English to take part.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course delegates will be able to plan and deliver a short presentation with a coherent structure and clear messages.
Duration of Course
12–15 hours depending on group size and amount of time preferred for presentation practice.
Course Outline
- Planning a Presentation – Key considerations when planning a presentation such as the
audience, objective and key message. - Structuring a Presentation – Using the “Introduction/Opening/Main Body/Summary/Conclusion” model to structure the presentation.
- How to begin a presentation with impact.
- Phrases in English – The most important phrases to introduce and link each part of the
presentation and to open and close. - Creating an impactful ending – Finishing with a clear summary and strong, inspiring
conclusion. - Using visual aids – The do’s and don’ts regarding visual aids and how to make them effective.
- Presentation style – Considering the impact of presentation delivery, including: mannerisms, gestures, eye contact, voice and managing nerves.
- The Question & Answer Session – How to respond to any question with calmness and confidence.
- Tips for effective virtual presenting.
- Presentation Practice – Participants practice their presenting skills and provide and receive feedback in a safe environment.
This course is aimed at people who have had experience of presenting in English. It is assumed that participants already know the basics of good presenting and are looking to take their skills to the next level.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course the participants will be able to create and deliver an engaging business
presentation with increased confidence and that will be remembered by the audience.
Duration of Course
15 hours.
Course Outline
- The presentation that tried to save lives.
- Profiling the audience to ensure targeted content.
- Defining your ‘Big Idea’ – a clear, concise message linked to a clear objective.
- How to brainstorm then structure content using the ‘rule of 3’.
- Structuring your presentation with the ‘pyramid principle’.
- Increasing impact via the balance of analytical & emotional components, storytelling principles & powerful language techniques.
- Slides – think like a designer.
- It’s a performance – essential delivery guidelines around gestures, voice & use of space.
- How to end on a high – conclusions with impact.
- Presenting to senior executives – how to get to the point quickly & effectively.
- Tips for effective virtual presenting.
- Techniques to deal with difficult questions.
- Your mindset and how it affects your performance.
- Presentation practice.
This course is aimed at those who have an Advanced level of English (C2) and with considerable experience in public speaking. Participants will perfect their skills enabling
them to deliver an influential and high impact presentation.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will have a greater command of how they are perceived
when speaking in public and will have mastered tools to get maximum impact into their
communication.
Duration of Course
16 hours.
Course Outline
- Who you are as a speaker and how to manage the audience’s perception of you.
- A preparation checklist – profiling the audience, creating a clear objective and key message and developing a coherent structure for your presentation.
- Fine-tuning your ‘big idea’ – a laser focused key message.
- How to create a powerful opening and ending.
- The concept of ‘pacing’ the audience as a tool to demonstrate empathy.
- Influence the audience via rapport building, narration and embedded commands.
- Language impact techniques – contrasting, metaphors, repetition.
- Impactful visual aids – creating ‘designer’ slides.
- Discovering your authentic public speaking self.
- How to develop ‘leadership presence’ when communicating.
- The C3 model of influence in public speaking.
- Fielding aggressive questions and dealing with hecklers.
- Presentation delivery by participants, video recorded and critiqued.
As a follow-up to your interpersonal skills course, we highly recommend individual coaching sessions. This is a great way for each course participant to internalise their learning and explore how they can apply it in their day-to-day work contexts.