Duration

2 days

Aim

Speaking under pressure, or thinking on your feet, is based on being able to quickly organize your thoughts and ideas, and then being able to convey them meaningfully to your audience to modify their attitudes or behaviour. It applies to formal speeches as well as everyday business situations. This two-day course is aimed at teaching participants some new techniques which will give them the persuasive edge when they are making a presentation, fielding difficult questions, or presenting complex information.

Target Audience

For those who wish to build their confidence and skills in order to deliver a successful presentation regardless of the complexity of the information

Prerequisites

This course assumes no prior training within the subject.

Course Content

 Introduction and Course Overview  Getting Started  Planning  Force Field Analysis  Understanding Your Audience  Controlling Your Jitters  Making Your Listener Hear You  Key Themes  Key Sentences  A Plan to Structure Ideas  Organization Methods  Our Body Language  If You Could Be…  Beginnings and Endings  Expanding a Basic Plan  Presentations  Workshop Wrap-Up and Action Plan

Course Objectives

At the completion of this course participants will be able to:

 Quick and easy preparation methods – whether you have one minute or one week to prepare.  What you can do to prepare for questions before you know what those questions will be.  How you can overcome the nerves that you may have when speaking in front of a group, particularly if the group is not sympathetic to what you have to say.  Presentation techniques that establish your credibility and get people on your side.

Course Outline