Presentations Training Workshops

Our presentation training workshop is the most highly participatory and personalized workshop 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.

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Workshop 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 Workshop:
Selecting Presenters for Your Presentation Workshop Seminar

A good number of organizations arrange a keynote speaker to impart a new point of view to the employees. Management wants to elevate the spirits of the workers and improve the team performance. Almost of all types of industries and segments of business need keynote speakers be it sales, health, management, infotech, education, entertainment, housing, food processing. A keynote speaker must be an expert in his chosen field of presentation. They have to motivate the workers to do better and perform differently. Their speeches are designed to increase productivity and profitability. The speaker must know the requirements and the standards of the company.

Now, follow an outline of points to consider before hiring a speaker.

-What is the reason for a speaker? Is to change the negative attributes of the employees/to instill a streak of confidence/to provide relaxation and recreation/to introduce modern technological developments/to enliven the sagging spirits or dormant morale/to streamline the growth-track? 
-Two types of presentation are in motion - speaking to an audience and conducting workshops. What the viewers want is the prime consideration. The speaker, to be successful, should grasp the issues and concerns of the workers. He should know the characteristics of the industry. He should expect questions and opinions from the workers and wait for feedback. To get the viewers fully occupied, the forenoon sessions will provide the sufficient energy-levels. 
-Find out the required tools such as overhead projectors and powerpoint presentations. The participants may get bored due to over-exposure of devices. So, a balance has to be struck between instrument usage and direct lecture. 
-As a manager/owner of the company, you have to discuss with the speakers about the company, productivity and nature of work. Explain about your expectation. Provide information about room, number of participants, timings of lecture, schedules of dates etc. Ask about the mode of presentation. 
-See to it that the topics to be covered are current. Outdated ideas are not beneficial to the workers. Standard speakers will have proof for their past performance in the form of books, audio tapes, compact disks, newspaper reports. 
-Think about the previous sessions handled by some other speakers. Enquire the participants about the previous speakers and get a feedback. 
-Try to get references for the speaker's proficiency from some other companies. 
-Consider the age and gender of the speakers and decide about the suitability because a female-speaker coordinates well with the female-participants. 
-After the session, get response from the participants about the performance to ascertain about the positive side of the productivity.

Keynote speakers are very much like a property for any company. They have to present a vision to the participants and create a basis for growth. A keynote speech is delivered at the beginning of the event which creates a mood for the event. It exemplifies the program. A keynote speaker enhances the underlying spirit of the program. The occasion can be anything -conference, convocation, political agenda, promotion campaign, sports inauguration, theater festival and the like. But, he has to stir up the zeal of the audience and get them involved in the proceedings, lest, it becomes a mundane, methodical, mechanical and monotonous affair.

The speaker should open the event with an authentic quote which can inspire the audience. Normally, verses, quotes, proverbs, remarks - will raise the pitch of the event. Then, he has to give the reason for the assembly to be followed by the target of the event. He has to emphasize the thrust of the meeting with relevant examples and illustrations. The speech has to be interspersed with strains of humor here and there, to make the event a memorable one. He has to wake up the participants from the possible mental stupor and get them engrossed in the program, with a short and sweet Q&A session.

He has to offer a platform for future deliberations. His speech should goad the audience to think about next course of action resulting in teamwork and coordination. An expert speaker must spell out a summary of the proceedings towards the end, which, in turn, motivates the participants to get into action mode.

Source: Sabrina Jose link