Presentations Training Classes

Our presentation training class 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 classes, please contact us.

Class 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.

Presentation Training Class:
Top 7 Common Errors When Opening a Presentation

Presenters themselves set the tone for the way the presentation will proceed. Given that audience attention is the maximum at the start of the presentation, it makes sense to introduce them to the topic.

But sometimes presenters start on the wrong foot. Have you heard presenters say any of these classic lines at the start up and thus goof up their own presentation?

1.    I know this presentation isn't very interesting. But please bear with me, I have to cover this...

Since you have told the audience what to expect, I can guarantee you that they will be bored.

2.    I will take only 5 minutes of your time...

Saying this sets the expectation that what you have to say is not all that important and can be covered quickly. If it is not covered in 5 minutes, the audience gets restive even if the subject is interesting.

3.    I am sorry about being late...

This tells the audience that the presenter is going to be overly conscious of errors. It gives them the leeway to do the same.

4.    I know that the fonts are not really visible...

What does the audience understand with this? They understand that the presentation is not important enough for the presenter to make the visual aids properly.

5.    Sorry about my laptop, it has crashed...

Audience feels that they will get less your best because you have support missing. Crashed laptops and corrupt files will happen one time or the other. Many people suggest having a backup. Sometimes backups taken of a corrupt file does not work either.

6.    I have a sore throat, so you will have to bear with me...

Like Murphy's law, a sore throat will occur just before a critical presentation. But is this the right line with which to start a presentation?

7.    I would like to share with you this interesting story... (a very long, uninteresting story follows)

The poor audience has no clue why they are listening to a convoluted, long story which may or may not be related to the topic of the presentation.

A good presentation starts with clearly telling the audience what to expect in the presentation. The one thing common with all these openings is that the presenter is focused on himself, his own faults, his story, faults of his laptop etc. Any presentation can be turned around if the focus is on the audience.

Asking the audience what they expect from the presentation, asking the audience what they know about the subject, letting them know that you will cover the usual material in a different way – will get them to focus the attention on the contents of the presentation, rather than on your mistakes.

Source: Arte Ranganathan link