Speaking & Presentation Skills: Making an Impact

ProSeminar's Speaking & Presentation Skills course offers anyone who has to make presentations the opportunity to review the principles of presentational technique, practise their skills and receive feedback. Even experienced presenters can find this opportunity to take stock of their presentational style and explore new techniques extremely valuable.

Course Membership

Anyone who has to make formal presentations or speeches to groups.

Course Objectives

To help participants to enhance the effectiveness and impact of their presentations and communicate with confidence, clarity and aplomb!

Course OutlineTopics covered include:

• introduction to speaking & presentation skills

• planning and preparation

• setting objectives

• structure and content

• making a case

• handling nerves

• spoken versus written English

• establishing rapport

• using notes

• visual aids and stage management

• 'death by PowerPoint'

• using the voice

• using the body

• question handling

• team presentations

Course Methods

Speaking & Presentation Skills is a 'hands-on' course with many of the learning points developed through the review of participants' own presentations.Participants make a series of presentations throughout the day which are recorded on video.