Effective Presentations

Presentations are used to provide information, influence, persuade, sell, recommend or gain approval, arouse interest, generate ideas, and create enthusiasm. Designing, developing, and delivering excellent presentations that achieve their purpose depends on analysing the audience and focusing on their interests and needs. This is vital when presenting to senior managers, customers, high-level contacts, or to international or multicultural audiences. The presenter must be able to establish a shared understanding with the audience through effective, targeted communication. The Effective Presentations programme addresses all of these issues in a highly interactive way, and includes active practice of presentations and simulations of question and answer sessions.

Benefits

• Design focused presentations
• Recognize the appropriate ways in which to adapt a presentation to address different audiences
• Convey information effectively
• Prepare and deliver presentations to a variety of audiences
• Deliver clear, concise, accurate, effective, and persuasive presentations
• Adapt the communication style for international audiences
• Display confidence in front of a group when dealing with challenging topics and questions
• Work with a presentation team to ensure that the message is clear and comprehensible
• Use presentation tools and delivery techniques to create interest and personal impact

Audience

This programme is intended for any individual who is required to make presentations. It is particularly useful for individuals who make presentations to senior managers, customers, or high-level contacts.

Some key topics

• Planning and Designing Targeted Presentations
• Analysing the Audience
• Defining a Targeted Message
• Preparing and Delivering Targeted Presentations
• Achieving Excellence in Presentation Skills
• Adapting to International and Multicultural Audiences
• Handling Challenging Questions
• Presenting in a Team
• Practicing Targeted Presentations and Communication

Methods

The programme is available as a 1 or 2 day classroom programme or a virtual classroom session consisting of four 2.5 hour sessions spread over two days.  Other classroom or virtual classroom delivery formats can be arranged according to your specific needs.