Mastering software such as PowerPoint is important
but this alone will not give anyone the vital skills and expertise
necessary for developing and delivering an effective
presentation. Learning about only the software is
a bit like learning how to play chess by only learning
the way chess pieces move without understanding the
strategy involved.
This one-day course goes beyond the technology and covers the methods, techniques and psychological principles involved in developing and delivering effective presentations.
Topics from the Effective Presentations course are often included in Bespoke courses with topics selected from the topics listed below.
A one-day course could, for example, cover topics from the Foundation and Advanced courses to create a course at Intermediate level. Any topics not listed can also be included.
After the Advanced course, a bespoke course could cover presentation preparation, design, techniques and methods and be run as a workshop to give delegates experience of deisgning and delivering their own presentations.
Fundamentals of presentation
Effective presentations
Understanding effective
presentations
Understanding different types of
presentations
Planning a presentation
Establishing
objectives
Determining objectives
Making realistic
objectives
Audience analysis and supporting
material
Audience analysis
Analysing the audience
Supporting materials
Selecting supporting materials
Understanding the types of supporting material
Exploring retention and visual aids
Building
presentations
Build presentations
Building the
presentation
Develop an introduction
Developing
the introduction
Capturing the attention of the
audience
Organise the body of the presentation
Organising the body of the presentation
Using
transitions
Effective conclusion
Creating the
conclusion
Closing the presentation
Presentation mechanics
Visual aids
Introducing
visual aids
Using different types of visual aids
Understand visual aids
Displaying visual aids
Creating visual aids
Presentation process
Extemporaneous speaking
Understanding the
presentation process
Preparation for speaking
Reducing the fear of speaking
Using warm-up routines
Deliver a presentation
Using different aspects of
voice
Nonverbal communication
Using nonverbal
communication aids
Maintaining a focus on the
audience
Question-and-answer session
Handle
questions effectively
Handling questions
Understanding the question-and-answer session
Handle
challenging questions
Handling challenging questions
Handling challenging audience
Fundamentals of
persuasion
Understand persuasion
Understanding
persuasion
Analysing the audience
Motivating the
audience
Making claims
Organise a persuasive
presentation
Creating a persuasive introduction
Understanding the body of a persuasive presentation
Methods of persuasion
Using different methods of
persuasion
See our Microsoft PowerPoint courses