Presentation Skills

How to effectively communicate your message while making a presentation

Overview of this Workshop

This two-day workshop is designed to give participants the opportunity to practice planning and delivery techniques so that they can deliver polished, compelling presentations. Regardless of the topic or audience, this workshop will offer practical ideas to enhance participants’ communication style so that they can meet even the most challenging presentation goals. This workshop is truly a workshop in practice. Participants come to the class prepared to make a 10-minute presentation. Workshops by Thiagi and fellow class members provide the presenter with structured feedback.

Who should attend this workshop?

Managers who want to improve the way they communicate information both above and below them
Team Leaders who want to better present project information to team members, stakeholders, etc.
Consultants who want to increase the effectiveness of their client interactions
Trainers who want to improve their platform skills

Objectives
(Benefits for individuals)

On completion of this module, you will be able to:

Plan, develop, and deliver multiple presentations.
Receive useful peer and facilitator feedback.
Learn how to assess and engage with your audience.
Develop techniques to align your verbals, vocals, and visuals with your message.
Design compelling presentations through the principles of framing and storytelling.
Answer participant questions.
Demonstrate facility in handling difficult participants.
Identify “best practice” strategies for using paper and electronic materials to support your message.

Benefits for the organization

Improved communication to employees, management, and customers
Fewer hours spent listening to dead, dull, and boring lectures by PowerPoint, foil, deck, or whatever your organization calls them
More concise information

Workshop Content

Basic Concepts

Overview of Presentation Skills Model
Components of a good presentation
Attributes of a good presentation

Preparing Your Presentation

Determining your objectives for the presentation
Identifying who the audience is and what they want
Determining the most important content to present
Questions to ask
How you conduct a needs analysis

Delivering Your Presentation

Identifying different presentation delivery modes
Deciding what approach to take
Using storytelling to better illustrate your content
Establishing trust with your audience
Status
Body language, tone of voice, posture, etc.
Answering questions
Dealing with hecklers
Timing your delivery
Delivering a 99-second presentation

Developing and Using Materials in Your Presentation

Using handouts
Using overheads
Using PowerPoints
Using other audio-visuals
Using games, props, puzzles, etc.

Matt's expertise making presentations

Matt gave his first professional presentation at a Senior Citizen Center in Utica, NY at the age of 13. His topic was What Are You Doing with the Rest of Your Life. People walked out. But the bug hit Matt and he learned to match his topic and delivery style with the audience. He's never had another entire audience walk out on him again.

Professionally, Matt has given key-note presentations nationally, has made conference presentations world-wide, and has taught this workshop and others like it to thousands of participants.