Course Description
BEST PRACTICE PRESENTATION SKILLS
An articulate, well-structured presentation with state-of-the-art multimedia is essential in giving you the ability to communicate, giving you an extra edge, a firm business advantage and enhances your ability to get and keep business.
The Best Practice Presentation skills course is delivered as a one-day public course in which participants learn how to effectively communicate with an audience.
Lead by a professional presenter and highly-skilled communications expert this performance-centred programme is for anyone who makes presentations as part of their work and where the importance of the presentation is directly related to the success of the project.
You will learn to deliver well-structured, successful presentations incorporating essential skills and techniques to enhance your performance.
We believe in using a training style that is both warm and reassuring and that builds on the strengths of participants to increase their levels of confidence and ultimately their presentation skills.
As part of the practical element of the course, participants get opportunities to develop their talents allied to comprehensive feedback to allow them to build on their strengths and manage their limitations. Participants are recorded to allow them to develop confidence and learn from the feedback of others.
On completion of this course you will:
- Understand the basic principles of spoken communication
- Relate your strategic business objectives to the presentation approach
- Be able to prepare for, plan and structure a presentation
- Understand the importance of identifying your audience’s perceived needs and addressing them
- Be able to manage audience perceptions and adjust your presentation in line with audience reaction
- Be able to establish two way communication with an audience
- Develop an awareness of your individual strengths and weaknesses
- Get the message right and stay in control
- Learn how to practice, review and critique your performance
- Learn how to use visual aids more effectively
- Be ahead of the rest in your use of audio visual aids
- Employ voice and body language to maximum effect
- Value and know how to use personal style to best advantage
- Understand the causes of stage fright and how to overcome it
- Have clear guidelines as to how to assess and improve a presentation
- Increase your confidence when making presentations
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Learn to deal with questions
Who should attend?
- This course is for you if you need to improve your confidence and skill in delivering presentations
- This course is also suitable for those who are preparing for a specific presentation and want to ensure maximum success
- If you are already a confident presenter this course helps you to fine-tune your presenting skills and communicate with clarity and impact
- No matter what business you are in or at what level in the company you are the ability to communicate gives you an extra edge, a business advantage and enhances your ability to get and keep business. Most jobs now insist on the ability to make internal or external presentations. This course will make sure that you are fully primed for when the opportunities arise.
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Testimonials
The course is most useful for rehearsing and repeating your delivery to hone the message to be communicated - a must for anyone in management or dealing with people...
Grant ThorntonExcellent, interactive and invigorating course and presenter. The course is most useful for rehearsing and repeating your delivery to hone the message to be communicated – a must for anyone in management or dealing with people. Grant Thornton
I picked up a lot of skills, especially around how to control, capture the attention of and present to a very large group. It also taught me how to give a presentation clout...
KBC BankThe training met my needs very effectively as I picked up a lot of skills, especially around how to control, capture the attention of and present to a very large group. It also taught me how to give a presentation clout. This course will improve my presentation skills hugely- I now have presentation skills which give me a very foundation on how to address clients and colleagues. This is the best course I have completed so far and I will highly recommend it to other colleagues. KBC Bank
The 'fishbone for prep' and the 'hook for impact ' tools are very useful. I found the course thoroughly enjoyable and challenging. It took me out of my comfort zone...
The Central BankI found the course thoroughly enjoyable and it provided me with real, practical, workable tools to implement. I think that the whole course has had an impact on my working life. For example the ‘fishbone for prep’ and the ‘hook for impact ‘ tools are very useful. I found the course thoroughly enjoyable and challenging. It took me out of my comfort zone and provided me with positive skills / actions to implement immediately. The Central Bank
Following the course I have a much better understanding of how to structure a presentation. The tips on how to control nerves in public speaking will be of great benefit to me...
Irish Fish Producers OrganisationFollowing the course I have a much better understanding of how to structure a presentation. The tips on how to control nerves in public speaking will be of great benefit to me. I now feel I can communicate more effectively with an audience. I found this course to be excellent. Irish Fish Producers Organisation
The very relaxed atmosphere allowed us to practice and fully understand the benefits of 'Scrap', Hoch and Fishbone Tools. I would recommend this course without hesitation..
Irish LifeThe course was carried out in a very comfortable setting which allowed full review of our strengths and weaknesses. The very relaxed atmosphere and listening environment allowed us to practice and fully understand the benefits of ‘Scrap’, Hoch and Fishbone Tools. I would recommend this course without hesitation. Irish Life Group
I use Powerpoint as part of my daily job and I found this course incredibly useful and illuminating. I now have a greater awareness of structure of presenting...
ING ReI use Powerpoint as part of my daily job and I found this course incredibly useful and illuminating. I now have a greater awareness of structure of presenting and need for pre-storming. The learning experience was enhanced due to the small personal group which provided a nice environment for learning and presenting. ING Re
This course helped me manage nerves and gave me great confidence in delivering presentations. I enjoyed the interactive nature of the course and I was given great feedback..
The Central BankThis course helped me manage nerves and gave me great confidence in delivering presentations. I was given great feedback that helped me to improve. I enjoyed the interactive nature of the course, the tips on powerpoint, Q&A, learning to make proper eye contact with the audience, hand gestures, time management, voice projection and overall presenting style. A very worthwhile course, well presented, I enjoyed it. Really excellent! The Central Bank
The purpose of the course was to assist the HR team in ensuring that their induction presentation was more interactive. The course met these needs in every respect....
KBC BankThe purpose of the course was to assist the HR team in ensuring that their induction presentation was more interactive. The course met these needs in every respect. This has been the most worthwhile course I’ve attended and it would be effective with any level of employee. The trainer was excellent he had great knowledge and it was easy to extract knowledge from him.” KBC Bank
The trainer had a lovely inviting style that brought people on board. She was very approachable and professional, calm and practical. We learned and grew in confidence ...
Irish Life plcThe trainer had a lovely inviting style that brought people on board. She was very approachable and professional, calm and practical. We learned and grew in confidence from sharing with each other and the trainer. I enjoyed the refreshing, productive and democratic approach. Irish Life plc
It will very much improve the content and structure of my presentations. The course held my attention throughout, one of the best I have ever attended...
KBC BankVery relaxed environment, felt safe to speak and try things out. It will very much improve the content and structure of my presentations. The course held my attention throughout, one of the best I have ever attended. Very practical and not smothered in theory. KBC Bank Ireland
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