Effective Presentations

Learning Method:

Instructor Led

Duration:

2 Days

Overview:

With the wealth of information that people are subjected to today, the effective transfer and ?cut through? to those we wish to reach is a critical skill in business. The New Horizons Effective Presentations Program examines the formalised area of information transfer ? the presentation. From understanding the audience, through to design and delivery, this program establishes the steps to creating effective presentations. It provides techniques to heighten your engagement and effectiveness with your audience during delivery and in question and answer time. Participants learn how to determine realistic presentation objectives, analyse the audience, use supporting materials effectively, organise a presentation clearly, and successfully incorporate visual aids. Program activities also cover reducing the fear of speaking, remaining calm, appearing relaxed, and improving the delivery of your presentation. Finally, participants learn how to assess the audience members and answer their questions, organize a persuasive presentation, and use reasoning and emotional appeals to persuade an audience. The manual is designed for quick scanning in the classroom and filled with interactive exercises that help ensure participant success. The two day format of this program also videos participants at the beginning and end of the course to show their growth and to help with skill development after the program.

(Please note Melbourne Centre runs this course in a one day format for $550.00)

Target Audience:

This course is perfect for anyone who needs to impart information in a formalised way: Managers, Team Leaders, Supervisors, Sales People, Trainers and those who present at board level.

Key Participant Benefits:

Simple yet effective stepped method means easier mastery of skills
Creates a more polished and professional image to increase effectiveness of information transfer and ultimately positively influence your career and earnings
Includes elements of persuasion to give greater chance of ?cut through?
Includes visual and oratory techniques to add variety and increase the impact of your presentations
Before and after video, heightens the learning impact and helps skill development post course

Key Business Benefits

Presents a better business image to customers both external and internal
Boosts an individual?s productivity through time saving preparation tips
Increases revenue potential through better positioning and influence
Saves the time of others by easier understanding, memorability and ?cut through?

Outline:

Lesson 1: Fundamentals of presentation

Effective presentations
Understanding effective presentations
Understanding different types of presentations
Planning a presentation
Establishing objectives
Determining objectives
Making realistic objectives

Lesson 2: Audience analysis and supporting material

Audience analysis
Analyzing the audience
Supporting materials
Selecting supporting materials
Understanding the types of supporting material
Exploring retention and visual aids

Lesson 3: Building presentations

Build presentations
Building the presentation
Develop an introduction
Developing the introduction
Capturing the attention of the audience
Organize the body of the presentation
Organizing the body of the presentation
Using transitions
Effective conclusion
Creating the conclusion
Closing the presentation

Lesson 4: Presentation mechanics

Visual aids
Introducing visual aids
Using different types of visual aids
Understand visual aids
Displaying visual aids
Creating visual aids

Lesson 5: Presentation process

Extemporaneous speaking
Understanding the presentation process
Preparation for speaking
Reducing the fear of speaking
Using warm-up routines
Deliver a presentation
Using different aspects of voice
Nonverbal communication
Using nonverbal communication aids
Maintaining a focus on the audience

Lesson 6: Question-and-answer session

Handle questions effectively
Handling questions
Understanding the question-and-answer session
Handle challenging questions
Handling challenging questions
Handling challenging audience

Lesson 7: Fundamentals of Persuasion

Understand persuasion
Understanding persuasion
Analyzing the audience
Motivating the audience
Making claims
Organize a persuasive presentation
Creating a persuasive introduction
Understanding the body of a persuasive presentation
Methods of persuasion
Using different methods of persuasion