Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

Course details

This Public Speaking course will help to overcome nervousness, boost confidence, and increase professionalism, by teaching practical tools and techniques that can be utilized straight away. It will provide you with valuable public speaking skills, including in-depth information on developing an engaging program and delivering your presentation with confidence and power.
 
This engaging, practical training course from LearnersPoint is available as a fully customizable course.

Course Objective
Public Speaking consistently ranks as people's top fear (the number 2 fear is normally death, followed by spiders). Additionally, an astounding 75% of people suffer from speech anxiety. Do you want to change your fear of public speaking, improve your career, speak with confidence and deliver professional business presentations with impact and ease? Mastering this fear and getting comfortable speaking in public can be a great ego booster, not to mention a huge benefit to your career.
 
Whether you are speaking to a handful of people, a small group, or a large audience, this course will cover the details required so that you have a dynamic presence for any speaking engagement.

Course Outline

• Identifying your Audience Performing a needs analysis creating an audience profile Identifying key questions and concerns.
• Creating a Basic Outline Outlining the situation identifying the task that had to be performed listing the actions you took revealing the results.
• Organizing the Program Making organization easy Organizational methods Classifying and categorizing.
• Fleshing it Out Identifying appropriate sources establishing credibility the importance of citations.
• Putting it all Together Writing your presentation adding a Plan B Reviewing, editing and Re-writing.
• Being Prepared checking out the venue Gathering materials A 24 Hour checklist.
• Overcoming Nervousness A word from the boss Preparing mentally Physical relaxation techniques appearing confident in front of the crowd.
• Delivering your Speech - Part One Starting off on the right foot Using visual aids checking the volume of your voice.
• Delivering your Speech - Part Two Adjusting on the Fly Gaging whether breaks are Required Wrapping up and Winding Down.
• Questions and Answers Ground rules Answering questions that sound like an attack Dealing with complex questions.

  Updated on 20 August, 2024