Generic Training Needs Analysis

effective speaking : creating successful presenters

Participant Questionnaire

The purpose of this questionnaire is to get some information about your experience and confidence in giving presentations so that we can tailor the course to meet your individual needs.

Most of the questions are multi-choice - if your answer is not the same as the choices provided please choose the closest answer and use the comments box to tell us more.

And please do use the comments boxes to tell us about your needs and issues and anything else that it might be useful for us to know.

1. Your presentations

Thinking about your experience as a presenter:

		I present a lot of the time and consider myself quite experienced
		I present every so often and have reasonable experience
		I hardly present at all and have little experience
		I've never presented before

Comments:

Please describe the types of presentations you normally give.

Your feelings towards presenting:

		I enjoy presenting and will generally say "Yes" when asked
		I'm neutral about presenting - I can take it or leave it
		I dislike presenting but want to feel more positive about it
		I hate it and always will

Comments:

How often do you get nervous?

		Hardly ever
		Occasionally - with important presentations or special audiences
		I usually get nervous but not in every situation
		I always get nervous whenever I present

Comments:

Thinking about how long it takes you to plan a presentation:

		I'm pretty efficient at preparing a presentation
		It takes me longer than it should
		I work hard at preparing and it takes me ages
		I prepare minimally - I generally "wing" it

Comments:

When I speak to my audience:

		I come across as if I'm chatting to friends
		I'm reasonably relaxed but you can tell I'm giving a presentation
		I feel stiff and look stilted and overly careful
		I rush and possibly appear a little out of control

Comments:

How do you incorporate PowerPoint slides into your presentations:

		I use slides for most of my presentation
		I use a slide only if it will help the audience understand and remember the point I am making (be honest now!)
		I think PowerPoint is totally overused and abused - so I don't use it
		I don't know how to use PowerPoint - so I don't use it but I'd like to

Comments:

In regard to your technical knowledge of PowerPoint:

		I can use a lot of the PowerPoint functions eg: custom animation
		I can create basic slides
		I haven't a clue where to start

Comments:

What specific issues would you like to work on during the course?

2. About being on a training course

Generally when I'm on a course:

		I freely participate in discussions and activities
		I contribute when I've something useful to say
		I tend to hold back unless I'm specifically asked to contribute
		I really dislike having to participate on courses

Comments:

Attending this particular course:

		I asked to come and I'm looking forward to learning new things
		I asked to come and I'm feeling some apprehension
		I was sent but I'm looking forward to learning new things
		I was sent and I'd rather not be attending

Comments:

(p) On the first day of the course you'll be designing a presentation. We mentioned in our e-mail that you can design a new presentation or do a makeover of an existing presentation, depending on which will have most value for you:

		I'll be designing a new presentation
		I'll be doing a makeover of an existing presentation
		I'm having difficulty with this decision - please could you contact me

Comments:

3. And finally…

Name:

Position:

Phone number:

E-mail address:

Effective Speaking, PO Box 47153, Trentham, Upper Hutt 5143, New Zealand.
Email: info@effectivespeaking.co.nz Phone: +64 4 528-4561