Powerful and Confident Presentation Skills
13 - 14 April, 2011, Auckland | 3 - 4 May, 2011, Wellington
About
The ability to impress and present your ideas in public can certainly boost your career. Many talented people have great thoughts and ideas, but due to limited experience or confidence in presenting their thoughts and ideas, many have fallen short of getting buy-in from their target audience. In other words, many a success hinges on one’s ability to articulate thoughts and ideas effectively in person.
Presentation skills is an indispensable managerial skill that any progressive individual simply cannot afford to overlook. Powerful and Confident Presentation Skills will teach you all the steps you need to conquer fear of the stage and speaking in public. The course will also delve and help you understand the hidden causes of public speaking stress, and more importantly how to overcome them.
You will emerge from the course with greater conviction and confidence in delivering a speech/presentation without sweaty palms, knocking knees or a wish for the floor to open up and swallow you whole!
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10 GREAT REASONS TO ATTEND THIS COURSE
1. Plan and create a presentation in a structured way
2. Build a logical and attention holding structure to each presentation
3. Ensure your delivery meets the key objectives you need to achieve
4. Create content that remains memorable both during and after the event
5. Understand effective use of visual aids
6. Remain relaxed even when things don't go to plan
7. Master the use of silence and pauses for maximum impact
8. Identify the key messages of your presentation
9. Time and pace your delivery
10. Improve your personal style for maximum effect
Agenda
Day One
Evaluating the ‘Before’
• Each participant presents their prepared presentation whilst being video taped
• Review of each presentation
• Evaluation of learnings
Developing the Mindset
• Understanding why more people fear speaking in public than dying!
• What you can do to turn it to your advantage
• Choosing your attitude for success
Planning For Your Presentation
• Why are you making this presentation?
• Understanding your audience
• What message do you need to deliver?
• Presentation goals
Preparing Your Presentation
• Determining a structuring and flow
• What do I say? Content to grab the audience
• Time & timing – keeping on track and on time
• Focus your message for memorability!
• Using technology to enhance your message
• Practice makes perfect!
• Contingency planning – coping when things change.
Day Two
Building Confidence and Reducing Nerves
• Understanding why we have nerves (and recognising that nerves are good!)
• Group workshop on nerve reducing techniques
• Great tips to ensure the butterflies all fly in the same direction!
Delivering Your Presentation
• Opening with a bang!
• Creating and maintaining interest
• The non verbals – what do you do with your feet/legs, arms, hands, eyes, etc.
• Putting yourself into your performance
• Confidence is inspiring – looking and sounding the part
• Dealing with questions and interruptions
• Reading the audience and adjusting to suit
• Thinking on your feet
• Exercise - Practice makes perfect!
The ‘After’ - The Final Result
• Each participant plans and re-works their original presentation, incorporating
learnings from the course
• Delivery of revised presentations (videotaped)
• Review of each presentation
• Evaluation of learnings
Summary
• Presentation checklist
Facilitators
Janine Gould, Founder and Director, Communicate Consultants
Janine Gould is a founder and director of Communicate Consultants. She has over twenty years experience specialising in verbal communication skills, working with groups ranging from senior management to raw recruits in both the private and public sectors. Her clients include such high profile organisations as PricewaterhouseCoopers, ANZ National Bank, New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1998 Janine and her business partner Lee Wilkinson were awarded the ITC Communicator of the Year.
Janine enjoys the challenge of working with people from a wide variety of backgrounds. She is accredited to the DiSC Behavioural Style Inventory; certified in the frameworks of the Conflict Resolution Network of Australia.
Janine has a strong commitment to community affairs. She is a past President of Zonta Wellington and was a recent board member of Positively Wellington Tourism. In her spare time she enjoys reading, sailing, travelling.
Penny Harrison, Director, Communicate Consultants
In-house Training
Prices and Registration
| Dates | Location | Standard price | Early bird price* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 - 14 April, 2011 | Auckland | $1995 + GST | $1895 + GST (EB Date: 23 February, 2011) | Register |
| 3 - 4 May, 2011 | Wellington | $1995 + GST | $1895 + GST (EB Date: 23 February, 2011) | Register |
* Early bird price available when you register and pay before the dates listed.
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