Delivering Powerful & Charismatic Presentations

Delivering Powerful & Charismatic Presentations will provide you with a variety of presenting and public speaking skills and techniques. It will help you develop a real emotional connection with your audience through use of body language and voice, and will also teach you how to effectively put your points across and handle discussions.

Course Overview

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Good speakers convey passion, enthusiasm and energy - they inspire and excite, they arouse and enable. They connect with their audience - not just on the surface but emotionally, at the level of the beliefs and feelings of the audience. Many people fail to use effectively the most motivating and powerful influencing force at their disposal. The art of delivery is not a talent which people are born with, but a skill which you can acquire.
This intensive and practical workshop has been specifically designed to enable you to become a confident and competent presenter. You will discover the secrets behind the mystique of how to deliver a powerful presentation and how to "get through" and not just "give out" in order to develop a real emotional connection with your audience.

DELIVER CONVINCING AND CHARISMATIC PRESENTATIONS - AND TRULY MANAGE AND CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE!

This programme is truly "hands on" and therefore in addition to practical exercises throughout the two days, participants will be required to prepare a short presentation prior to the course (click here to view preparation work). Participants will also need to set aside time on the evening of the first day to prepare a presentation for the following day. In addition, you will receive a video of your own presentations which you can use both to help you critique your technique during the course, and to review at your leisure - as evidence of just how much your skills have improved!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is designed for managers who present to clients or colleagues, or who represent their organisation at public events or conferences. You will discover how you can improve the style and structure of your presentations, and will focus on developing and refining the personal aspects of your delivery.

Booking Information

Dates	Prices	Book This Course	Discount
24 - 25 Jun 2010	£ 995		-
29 - 30 Nov 2010	£ 995		-

This course will be held on the above listed dates in central London. For more information about venue please click here.

Programme Details

"Very knowledgeable & inspirational trainer"

Tony BurchellProject ManagerPRU TECH

MANAGING AND CONTROLLING NERVOUS ENERGY

getting the butterflies to fly in formation: tips and techniques to help you feel mentally more positive
practical strategies to aid relaxation and get the body under control
the neutral position: how to adopt the correct position for the first 9 seconds
9 : 90 rule of speaking

MANAGING THE PHYSICAL IMPACT OF THE SPEAKER

controlling body posture, face and movement
ensuring a confident and authoritative stance
positive ways to use space and general spatial awareness
practical exercises to reduce facial tension
how to maintain eye contact, especially with a large audience

GENERATING AN EXCITING AND INTERESTING VOICE

breath control and sustaining the voice
how to achieve rib swing
increasing the variety of pitch
developing a varied pace of delivery
why and how to use pauses
the 'E' word and its importance
exercises to produce volume and increase resonance

STRUCTURING YOUR PRESENTATION

considering the W.I.F.M approach to material generation
attention-getting openings
the law of primacy
how to generate material
the star diagram to help formulate key points
closing the talk
law of recency
the question and answer session

KEY WAYS TO INTRODUCE VARIETY

structuring the main body
use of humour
anecdotes, comparisons and analogies
sign-posting and mini summaries
how to link effectively
avoiding the negative effect of using visual aids as a prompt

GENERATING EYE-CATCHING VISUALS

identifying when visuals should be used
what options are available?

GENERATING VISUALS - THE 3 'BS' OF VISUAL DESIGN

Handling Visuals
the 5 part handling strategy
how to re-focus the audience
visuals used as handouts

EFFECTIVELY HANDLING THE DISCUSSION PERIOD

8 questioner types
understanding the motivation behind questioners' behaviour
tactics to encourage questions
neutralising aggressive people
managing the awkward questioner
handling multiple questions
how to cope if you do not know the answer
how to manage questions at the wrong time

Making the Emotional Connection

the inside influence: how our beliefs, values, attitudes and opinions impact on our behaviour and communication
Values Driven Communication - how to connect emotionally with a group of people
the components of charisma

Your Personal Action Plan

Course Leader

The course will be led by Rosemary Bailey BA Hons, R.B.T.C. Dip. E.S.B. Rosemary is an international speaker and a leading authority on the development of communication and presentation skills. Rosemary has several years experience in sales and sales management with major UK and US blue chip companies, and also draws on a deep understanding of behaviour and communication gained through her early career as a film and television actress.