Course Benefits: Upon completion of this course participants will:

• Understand the principles of spoken communication
• Understand the importance of identifying audience's perceived needs and addressing them as you develop the presentation
• Know how to prepare for, plan and structure a presentation
• Know how to structure content - what to say and when
• Be able to work to the basic formula that leads to success
• Have a clear idea of how to give presentations/speeches more impact
• Value and know how to use personal style to best advantage
• Be able to use visual aids more effectively
• Learn to work with notes or a full script
• Understand the causes of stage fright and how to overcome it
• Know how to use your voice to best effect for total communication
• Have clear guidelines as to how to assess and improve a presentation
• Have increased confidence when making presentations
• Appreciate the importance of planning to guarantee professionalism
• Learn to deal with questions

Who Should Attend?
This course is for anyone who needs to improve their confidence and skill in making presentations. No matter what business you are in or at what level in the company you are the ability to communicate gives you an extra edge, a business advantage and enhances your ability to get and keep business. Most jobs now require the ability to make internal or external presentations. This course will make sure you are "match fit" when the opportunities arise.

Course Methodology
We believe in using a training style that is both warm and reassuring and that builds on the strengths of participants to increase their levels of confidence.

As part of the practical element of the course, participants get opportunities to develop their talents allied to comprehensive feedback to allow them to build on their strengths and manage their limitations. Participants are recorded to allow them to develop confidence and learn from the feedback of others.

Practical Sessions - The Key to Success
The workshop requires each participant to bring along and make a short three-minute presentation on a subject they have prepared, ideally an organisational pitch or presentation that attempts to influence others.

Practice, Review and Critique
Constructive feedback and advice is given throughout the day seeking to build on the ability of the participant. This detailed feedback is considered one of the most important parts of this programme.

Visual Aids
The range and options available to support and enhance presentations are outlined to cover visual, hearing and feeling. How you use visual aids can set you apart from others and this course shows you how to use them imaginatively and effectively to support your messages. We show you how to avoid the problem areas of visual aids - where less is more.

• Modern technology and how it can help you
• Increasing impact through images
• Making a complex message more understandable

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