Course 701:   Dynamic Presentations

 Course Goals:

• Deliver dynamic, persuasive presentations that are concise and clear
• Build audience rapport through eye contact, vocal delivery & body language
• Apply innovative design techniques to create powerful presentations
• Prepare an effective presentation by organizing key points into a coherent story
• Capture & maintain audience interest & attention using interactive methods

Course Description:

Who Should Attend
This course is valuable for anyone who needs to communicate ideas to their colleagues, customers or business associates. Some experience using PowerPoint is helpful.

This course provides the skills needed to plan and deliver polished presentations with confidence. You learn practical techniques to communicate and reinforce your message, allowing you to focus on audience needs and objectives.

COURSE OUTLINE:

• Characteristics of outstanding presentations
• Enhancing your confidence as a presenter

• Creating a winning impression
• Capturing the audience

• Enhancing vocal delivery
• Making eye contact
• Adding positive body language

• Setting objectives
• Matching purpose and point to the audience
• Creating the storyboard model

• Rapidly capturing presentation ideas
• Structuring content for clarity
• Converting MindMaps into presentations

• Identifying the key points
• Constructing the narrative by linking the key points
• Reducing your dependency on speaker notes

• Increasing information recall
• Emphasizing content with visual reinforcement techniques
• The power of repetition
• When to use handouts for maximum impact
• Closing the loop: checking for audience comprehension

• Increasing audience involvement
• Establishing two-way communication
• Combating passive listening

• Leveraging questions to achieve the impact you want
• Structuring questions to involve the entire audience

• Managing questions from the audience
• Keeping to your timeline