course | Present to Amaze: Presentation Skills for Excellence

Introduction
 

• The difference between presenting and PowerPoint clicking
• Why most presentations fail to leave an impact 
• Attributes of an effective presentation 
• Importance of preparation
• Ms. Clicker and why you should be aware of her presence
• Mr. Murphy and how he can ruin your presentation 
• Overcoming boring pitches and presentations
   

Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA)
 

• Reasons why most people get nervous
• Adrenalin and its effect on presentations 
• Dealing with PSA: short and long-term solutions 
• What do great presenters do
   

Managing Presentation Nerves: Tips And Techniques 

Developing Charisma 

Body Language In A Presentation
 

• The hands, legs, and eyes
• To move or to stay put 
• Tips for effective body positioning
• Guidelines for animating the legs and hands 
• Characteristics of captivating verbal delivery 
• Avoiding clichés and euphemisms
• The dangers of smart casual
• Dress and appearance: what are the rules

Organizing Your Thoughts And Gaining Confidence
 

• Identifying your personal USP (Unique Presentation Style) 
• Clarifying purpose and choosing an appropriate structure and strategy 
• Ice-breakers, warming up, and reading the audience 
• Overcomes nervousness and looks and feels confident
• Adapting the right mental attitude to present powerfully 
• Learning how to formulate and structure topics using mind mapping
   

Looking, Sounding, and Acting As A Professional Presenter 
 

• Becoming comfortable presenting in front of the group and the camera 
• Identifying your strengths and weaknesses as a presenter 
• Maximizing impact through body language, postures, gestures, and dress 
• Mastering the 7 essential areas of voice control
• The 3 essential ingredients of a professional, powerful presentation
• How to make a persuasive speech
   

Essential Components Of An Effective Presentation

Preparing for the presentation
 

• Gathering the raw data
• The various sources of data and presentation content 
• How much information should you begin with
• Filtering the information 
• Triple S rule
• Deciding on time allocation: how will you know how much time you need 
• The formula of substance, style, and support, and its impact on the way you present 
• The hamburger analogy: why the content of substance should not be expanded
• When to focus on style and when to enhance support
   

The framework of an effective presentation
 

• Opening with a win: how to win the audience’s attention
• Preview: what should be mentioned in the outline
• Key points of a presentation
• The psychological rule of 3
• Recapping before the finish: common tips and pitfalls 
• Closing with a bang

Using technology to maximize impact 
 

• Learn to create fantastic flip charts to support the key messages 
• Design beautiful and compelling PowerPoint presentations
• Presenting complex data using graphs and visuals
• Creating and adding video clips to your PowerPoint presentations
• Working with different room layouts and handling microphones
• Learn different tools to add diversity and interest to engage an audience
   

Tips for creating an effective presentation 
 

• Knowing your audience 
• Identifying the purpose of your presentation
• Organizing information
• Making it clear and concise

Visual aids
 

• Use of objects and props for visual impact
• Hand-outs: when and how to circulate them
• Secrets and techniques for using flip charts
• Pictures and images: the trends today 
• PowerPoint: what every presenter should know

Unique selling propositions analysis

The techniques and tools of a master presenter
 

• Communicating concepts quickly 
• Using analogies and drawing on memorable images 
• The art of storytelling and storyboarding
• Creating an interactive, question-friendly atmosphere 
• Overcoming shyness or arrogance in speaking through emotional intelligence
• Preparing for questions and handling difficult or tricky questions
• Handling resistance, setbacks, and criticism 
• Finding your authentic voice as a presenter
• Gaining confidence as a communicator and going off-script
• Increasing your authority and credibility as an expert in your field 
• Making the audience feel good about themselves and you
• Engaging the right and left brains, the heads and the hearts of your audience