Presentation Skills – Foundational: Build Your Presentation Confidence

Length:  Two half-days

Overview:  

In the modern workplace, employees are charged continually with delivering presentations. These may be internal or external project or status updates or process instructions. This program is targeted to a general employee audience with opportunities to deliver internal or external presentations to a range of audiences. You may be new to presenting or seek to enhance your presentations with foundational skills’ practice and feedback that helps you improve your presentation outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this workshop participants will be able to:

• Exude credibility and confidence and build rapport using body language and eye contact
• Chose the right tone and pace to support messages and influence others
• Establish an expanded and full control of space
• Reduce use of distractions, including “filler” words
• Control public speaking anxiety
• Hold an audience’s attention, and handle typical disruptions
• Engage the presentation audience with stories and examples
• Leverage techniques to manage the room
• Respond effectively to audience questions
• Integrate feedback received into a plan to continue improving presentation skills