Presentation Skills training

'Plan, design and deliver powerful and persuasive presentations.'

 Brainpower Training works inside companies and organisations with groups of their staff in a Facilitator-led workshop of around 10 people at a time (usually two days, with the second day devoted to video critique), to develop their ability to present to groups.

Program content

• Understand how to structure your content
• Tips for opening and closing your talk
• Know how to use your voice and your body
• Control rhythm, speed, volume and pitch
• Overcome nerves and anxiety through ‘anchoring’ techniques
• How to use visual aids to support your ideas
• Avoid ‘death by PowerPoint®' – less text, more visuals
• Apply adult learning principles and know how to ask quality questions
• Understand various learning styles and preferences of your audience
• Use strategies for handling Q & A sessions
• Be able to deliver an engaging presentation without PowerPoint®

 

Presentation Skills Outcomes

On completion of the program participants will be able to:

• Structure a presentation using an introduction, body and conclusion
• Demonstrate effective voice control
• Demonstrate effective spatial positioning and timing
• Use posture, presence and body movement to reinforce their message
• Control rhythm, speed, volume and pitch during presentations
• Use supporting media to add impact to presentations
• Feel confident, if the technology fails, they can deliver a presentation without PowerPoint ®
• Overcome nerves through an 'anchoring' technique from NLP
• Apply basic adult learning principals to presentations
• Recognise and take advantage of learning styles and sensory preferences of your audience

 

* For best results, this workshop is most often delivered as a two-day program (maximum 10 participants) with the second day mainly presenting to video then playback, with self, peer and Facilitator critique.

 

It may be delivered as a one-day program (up to 16 participants) with minimal or no presenting by participants.

 

Video critique

 

A two-day workshop (maximum 10 participants) with the second day mainly presenting to video then playback and self, peer and Facilitator critique.  Participants comment how valuable it is to see yourself as others see you! 

 

We've seen many a bad habit, such as:

• verbal mannerisms ('um', 'you know', 'now')
• poor eye contact
• distracting movement
  

cured, simply by seeing themselves played back on video.

 

We've also seen amateur speakers transform, skilled presenters become more confident and polished with the guidance of our experienced and savvy Facilitator.

For a pdf of our company brochure, click here

 

                                        Case Study

A Financial services company engaged us to deliver a two-day Presentation Skills program for staff who were going to deliver a presentation 'roadshow' overseas.  Their key people were inexperienced. 

 

We videoed each of their introduction and opening, then a few minutes presentation , then their ending and handling of Q & A.  We included invited self, peer and Facilitator feedback. 

 

Classic mistakes of novices were evident:

• lack of eye contact or favouring one side of the room
• jiggling of legs or fidgeting of hands
• vocal mannerisms ('um', 'ah')
• lack of fluency or conversational style
• talking 'at' the audience
• over-reliance on notes or PowerPoint. 

 

Over the two days, the transformation was truly astounding.  Amateur became competent, confident became masterful.

 

Read an article by Nina Sunday . . .

Presentation Skills: Self-talk - what do you say to yourself before presenting to an audience?

Does your intermal conversation sabotage your confidence just before you present?Let me tell you a story.  I was once a contestant on a well-known TV Quiz show.

New contestants entered the set through sliding doors. A female contestant was accompanied by a male model in a tuxedo.  As he and I stood waiting for the sliding doors to open, he asked, ‘Are you nervous?’

Perhaps he could have asked, ‘How are you feeling?’ or even, ‘Do you feel confident?’ (emphasising confidence rather than nerves).  But no, he chose to ask, ‘Are you nervous?’.My answer was the positive affirmation I’d been saying to myself over and over.

I looked up at him and with a big smile said, ‘I feel supremely calm and confident.’

(It may sound a little strange out loud, but quietly spoken to myself, it had been comforting and reassuring.)

What do you say to yourself before you present?

I suggest you find a phrase that resonates with you.

My phrase is ‘I feel supremely calm and confident’.  What’s yours?

Copyright Nina Sunday 2009.  All rights reserved.  Published in Sydney, Australia.

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Does Brainpower offer public workshops for individuals to attend?

We do not offer open workshops for individuals to attend.

Brainpower Training works inside companies and organisations with groups of their staff, usually in a workshop of around 10-16 people at a time.

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The Brainpower difference: How we present

We use brain-based, multi-sensory, Adult Learning methods to keep the workshop interactive, engaging and fun.  

Appealing to all learning styles, there'll be:    

• flipcharts created and coloured pens to use for Visual learners
• background music in the breaks for Auditory learners
• for Kinesthetic learners, as well as plasticene and pipe cleaners, brain-shaped squeeze balls with Brainpower logo to take-away.

Our facilitator adapts and
customises the presentation to suit the
specific needs of your team by

• asking quality questions
• triggering discussion
• referring to your organisation-specific scenarios
• discovering insights beyond the obvious
  

Open-ended exercises help people discover for themselves what you want them to know.

No Risk Guarantee

You have peace of mind knowing you are not only getting great value for money, but also results that positively impact performance.

Our guarantee is simply this:

If you are not 100% happy and delighted with your workshop, we will either refund the difference between what you paid to what you think it was worth or we'll continue to work with you for free until you achieve the outcomes you reasonably expected.

Call us on 1300 661 555. Our Support Team are happy to answer any questions you may have and walk you through your options.

Any Questions?

You'll find the answers to most of your questions on the Frequently Asked Questions page.

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