Making Technical Presentations

When it comes to marketing technical products and services, one of the biggest problems is that of getting your message across. Too often, the people in your company who really understand the technical design and capabilities of the product lack the presentation skills to promote the product to a marketplace populated by laymen. That is why we have developed our special, one-day Making Technical Presentations course. This program will help your representatives develop the skills they need to take complex technical information and turn it into an exciting, memorable, persuasive presentation.

Making Technical Presentations is a highly interactive, practice-driven course. Students will learn all of the basics of effective presentations, including posture, tone, pace and pitch. However, this class also goes beyond the basics to include some unique features. Special attention is paid to improving communication through the subtle channels of eye contact and body language. They will also learn how to tailor the style of the presentation so that it appeals to the key decision makers in the room. Finally, students will receive personal coaching and immediate feedback as they rehearse and deliver a series of ten videotaped mini-presentations. Because students practice skills as they learn them, they will walk away from the course with a complete presentation program that is refined and ready to deliver with maximum impact.

On-Site Presentation Training: can be tailored to the needs of client organization and delivered on-site at time and location of client choice.


Objectives
Participants will learn to:

• Turn the most technical presentation into one that is exciting and memorable.
• Make graphs, diagrams, flow charts, and other technical materials easy to read and understand.
• Enhance communication with the audience through the effective use of eye contact and body language.
• Prepare a presentation using a simple but highly effective format.
• Maintain audience interest in a technical presentation by incorporating humor and personal touches.
• Capture the audience’s attention within the first 60 seconds of the presentation.
• Use the pace, tone, and pitch of their voice to create enthusiasm and interest in the audience.
• Use body language and movement that is effective and not distracting to the audience.
• Avoid using jargon that distances them from non-technical experts.
• Direct Question & Answer sessions to increase presentation impact.
• Use visual aides to provide effective support for the presentation.

For more information and pricing, please complete this form and we will email you a confidential Annotated Outline that will provide you with an hour by hour description of the training seminar.

Class Size	6-15 (Please note that we can increase the class size for private seminars)
Length	1 day
Time	8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

 

“My favorite portion of the program was the group presentations. Our instructor was great in getting the group involved. She was very pleasant and knowledgeable about the presenting topic.”

Ha Lai
Microstrategy
Production Consultant
McLean, Virginia


“The portion of the program that I enjoyed the most was the visible progression of improvements in the repetition of speeches. My expectations were totally exceeded by the training. In addition, our instructor provided specific advice that I am confident will improve my speeches.”

Adrien Abrams
Microstrategy
Production Consultant
McLean, Virginia