Introduction to Presenting

Who is it for?

This presentation skills course is for you if you are being asked to give presentations but have never had any presentation training. You may never have presented before or have limited experience. You may get quite nervous about presenting and be concerned about how you appear when presenting or that your reluctance to speak up is holding you back.

This training course is an opportunity to learn and practice a wide variety of presentation techniques and skills so that you come across as competent and feel confident as a presenter.

You'll leave the course with countless tips, ideas and techniques that will make presenting less daunting - in fact, you may even start to enjoy it!

(If you're more experienced and less nervous or, if you're being asked to present regularly, try "Complete Presentation Skills")

Dates and Location

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How is it that this course is so reasonably priced? Watch video from one of your trainers, Tony Burns.

What will you learn?

1.   How to manage your nerves and build your confidence

Feeling nervous about speaking before a group is a common experience. We'll explore this phenomenon and show you proven, psychology-based strategies for reducing your nervousness. We'll also teach you techniques that make you look as if you're relaxed and confident, even if you're not.

You'll learn:

• Why you get so nervous about standing in front of a group
• Ways to calm yourself before you speak
• How to use your nervousness to make your presentation even better
• Your specific anxiety triggers and how to manage them.

“ I got so much out of this course but to choose one thing to pinpoint is the work we did on nervousness. Being able to put it into perspective and realise it's OK to be nervous and how to manage it was invaluable.” - Kellie Nicholson, Test Manager, IAG, Auckland

2.   Use our SpeakerMap™ to quickly and logically organise what you want to say

It can be hard to design a presentation if you've never been shown an effective method. You'll be taught a system that has been tested and proven to produce presentations that are quick and easy to prepare and have you looking like a credible expert.

You'll learn:

• How put together a presentation really quickly
• How to decide what to include and exclude
• How to organise your material so that it's easy for the audience to follow
• How to create material that will hold your audience's interest.

“ Great empowering course providing useful and easy to implement tools for my future presentations. ” - Andy Clifford, Surveillance Engineer, DamWatch

3.   Delivery techniques that engage, influence and impress your audience

Learn the principles of “Conversational Presenting”. This technique allows you to be relaxed and natural, and to feel and look as if you're chatting to friends - the ideal presentation style. During the course you'll get many opportunities to practice the delivery techniques we teach you.

And you'll discover:

• A simple mental technique that will instantly stop you from talking too fast
• How to eliminate "ums" and "ahs" - in less than a minute
• The body language tricks that the pros use to look relaxed - that will work for you
• How to get from stiff and distant, to engaging and enthusiastic.

NB: Relax! Because this is an introductory presentation skills course, there is no videoing. (If you want video feedback, try "Complete Presentation Skills")

“I came out feeling more confident because Tony pointed out the strengths that I have and also gave me ideas to use and ways that I could overcome any difficulties.” - David Chadwick, Editor/Project Manager, Learning Media

4.   Create PowerPoint slides that support you and stimulate your audience

If you've sat through "death-by-bullet-point" you may wonder if it's possible to use PowerPoint in a way that enhances your presentation? The answer is definitely "Yes".

There's more to learn about PowerPoint than selecting the right sized fonts and colours. In this section you'll discover how to create slides so that you and your presentation stand out.

Find out:

• The three reasons why it's better to avoid bullet-based slides
• A simple technique that will get you thinking visually
• The slide design formula you can use to powerful slides quickly
• How to make-over boring bullets using gripping graphics
• How to integrate video seamlessly into your slideshow.

As part of this the course you get...

A Comprehensive Workbook

You'll receive a copy of our 60-page Presentation Skills Workbook “How to design and deliver a presentation with confidence”. The workbook is a record of everything we cover on the course (and more) and is a valuable reference tool for the future.

Individualised advice whenever you need it

Having attended one of our courses, you can ring or e-mail us at any time afterwards for presentation-related advice, whether it's ideas for a new presentation you''re developing, a review of PowerPoint slides or a confidence boost. This is an ongoing free service.

Presentation Tips Newsletter

Quarterly presentation tips and ideas based on our latest research and discoveries to keep you up-to-date.

Further training opportunities

We run regular Presentation Coaching Clinics for previous course participants. The Clinics provide speaking opportunities, coaching and other presentation-related exercises and activities. You can use the Clinics to refresh, practice and fine-tune the skills you learn when working with us. The Coaching Clinics take place quarterly  in central Wellington.  The Presentation Coaching Clinic is for Effective Speaking clients only and is not a public course. After attending "Introduction to Presenting" you can attend as often as you wish at no cost.

Dates and Location

The fee covers all materials and include refreshments. We may request that full payment is made before you can attend the course. Cancellation fees apply. We reserve the right to cancel the course for any reason. Should the course be cancelled your fee will be promptly repaid in full. This will be the limit of Effective Speaking's liability.

Need more information?

Call us on 04 528-4561 or email info@effectivespeaking.co.nz

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