The Advanced Presentation Skills workbook have been developed to meet the needs of a wide range of audiences.
Potential audiences include companies providing training to their employees, individuals looking to develop their own advanced presentation skills, coaches and mentors providing one-to-one supports, educators teaching advanced presentation skills, and learning professionals offering courses.
This workbook is flexible and can be used within a variety of learning and work environments.
Topics Covered
Section 1 – Introduction
- Presentations – Back To Basics
Section 2 – The Presenter
- The Presenter – Managing First Impressions
- Non-Verbal Communication
- Using The Voice
- The Face
- Eye Contact
- Using Visual Feedback
- Effective Gestures
- Preparing With Confidence
- Presenter Notes
- Effective Handouts
- Visual Aids
- Using The Flipchart
- Using LCD Display Projectors
- Presentation Software
- Barriers To Effective Presentations
- Eliminating Barriers
- Bad Presentation Habits
Section 3 – Preparation And The Presentation
- Identifying The Purpose
- Structure
- Information Versus Data
- Information – Asking The Right Questions
- The Environment
- Analyzing The Audience
- Transitions
- Handling Questions
- Guidelines For A Q&A Session
- Handling The Heckler
Section 4 – Presenting With Confidence
- Kicking-Off
- Presentation “No-No’s”
- Noise
Section 5 – Persuasive Presentations
- Needs Versus Wants
- Monroe’s Motivational Sequence
- Applying MMS To Different Presentation Settings