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Advanced Presentation Skills

Type of course: Classroom

Course details
Fee£800
Days2
Course code PDAPS

Course dates
LocationOctNovDecJanFebMar
Altrincham Manchester|-|-|-|-|12|-
Malmesbury Wiltshire|-|3|-|27|-|-

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Overview

“Your brain starts working from the moment you are born and never stops, until you stand up to speak in public.”
Sir George Jessel

Increasingly, important decisions are made as a result of high quality presentations. This course is for all levels, including the most senior executive, who seek to enhance their abilities to impress groups and audiences. It is aimed at presenters with good basic presentation skills who need to make really challenging presentations, utilising the technology available.

Audiences now expect a high quality professional performance. This programme provides the tools and techniques to achieve that level of performance.

This will be a highly participative workshop. It is designed to develop skills and build confidence, via trainer input, help and guidance, personal assessment and interactive sessions.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint and basic presentations experience are required to benefit from this course.

Precourse Work

Attendees will need to bring with them a major presentation that they wish to rehearse. Also any supporting material and PowerPoint slides that may be used during the presentation.

Delegates will learn how to

  • recognise how to structure a presentation
  • establish credibility with your audience
  • look at ways to make presentations more dynamic and to have impact by using verbal and non-verbal communication to your advantage
  • have considered ways of involving the audience
  • deal confidently with difficult situations and people, involving posing and taking questions
  • use a range of technology and visual aids more effectively build self-confidence when using technology to deliver your presentation

Course Outline

  • Establish personal objectives for the course
  • Preparing your-self to present and the importance of body language
  • Assessing your audience
  • Planning your presentation
  • The structure of a presentation
  • Sorting and structuring material for the presentation
  • Keeping your presentation interesting
  • Effective delivery
  • Creating a dynamic presentation
  • The art of persuasion – what benefits are you giving your audience?
  • Consideration of language Handling nerves
  • Preparation and use of visual aids
  • Handling questions
  • Presentation practise and feedback
  • Completion of a personal action plan.

Related courses

Xpertise – Advanced Presentation Skills training courses

Xpertise provides Advanced Presentation Skills training courses from 22 UK locations: in Aberdeen Scotland, Altrincham Manchester, Birmingham West Midlands, Bristol South West, Edinburgh Scotland, Glasgow Scotland, Hinckley East Midlands, Leeds Yorkshire, Leeds Yorkshire (Ring Road), London King William Street, London Middlesex Street, London Rosebery Avenue, London Tabernacle Street, Maidenhead Berkshire, Malmesbury Wiltshire, Manchester (Exchange Quay), Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire, Newcastle Tyne and Wear, Reading Berkshire, Stockport Manchester, Swindon Wiltshire and Washington Tyne and Wear – and at 44 partner locations nationwide.


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