Presentations Training Courses

Our presentation training course is the most highly participatory and personalized class of its kind. Participants have two instructors to help them learn and practice fundamental and advanced presentation skills. There are 10 videotaped personal presentations and each of the 10 presentations is followed by personalized one-on-one feedback from a senior instructor to guarantee progress and eliminate any distracting behaviors.

For more information and pricing on our presentation training courses, please contact us.

Course Objectives:

• Present technical information clearly, concisely, and persuasively.

• Enhance voice projection, articulation, pace and fluency, body language, eye contact, and gestures.

• Determine audience attitudes and needs.

• Overcome nervousness, anxiety, and any distracting mannerisms.

• Use both common and high-tech media effectively.

• Implement persuasive communication techniques.

• Project control and confidence.

• Plan and develop complete, formalized product presentations around the market forces that affect business.

• Structure presentations to gain maximum effect.

• Use audience involvement techniques to identify and handle questions.

• Set up an on going action plan to improve future presentations.

Presentations Training:
Planning Effective PowerPoint Presentations Course

Most people start making a PowerPoint presentation by opening PowerPoint, but a better way to make a presentation may involve some planning time first before you jump in and get started. The idea of planning a PowerPoint presentation may seem like a waste of time, especially when you know your subject matter well. At the same time, presentation planning can save time and effort, and can result in a superior finished product.

How do you plan a PowerPoint presentation? Most people start with an outline. It's a great way to organize your thoughts, identify your major points and eliminate the unnecessary thoughts and words from your presentation. An outline allows you to re-arrange your slides, add and subtract discussion subjects, and think about your presentation without becoming distracted by slide designs, special effects, and color schemes. Outlines can be created in Microsoft Word and then imported into PowerPoint, or created directly in the Outline tab in Microsoft PowerPoint. To bring up the Outlining toolbar in PowerPoint 2003 choose View - Toolbars-Outlining. You can promote or demote topics by choosing the relevant green arrow at the top of the Outling toolbar.

Cliff Atkinson, author of Beyond Bullet Points offers a novel approach to creating PowerPoint presentations. Atkinson starts with a storyboard, under the assumption that your slide presentation is going to tell a story. He offers tips and resources for telling your story and making a compelling slide presentation. He also offers online support to assist you with transforming creative ideas into a working presentation.

Some readers will not be comfortable with Atkinsons' approach to presentation-making, but his approach is interesting and will help you create a visually distinct presentation. The book is a worthwhile read if you're looking for some inspiration for an upcoming presentation.

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