Presentation Skills
We live in a visual world, and how you present your work is often judged as harshly as the work itself.
About the course
This 2-day workshop uses the Johari Window to build self-awareness around how presenters are perceived, covers persuasive technique for a range of audiences, and structures delivery around a clear introduction-body-summary flow with attention to voice, pacing, and visuals. The result: presenters who prepare and deliver with genuine confidence, not just rehearsed slides.
What it covers
An Introduction
Defining what a presentation is.
Understanding the different categories of presentations.
Understanding why everyone is a sales person and understanding persuasive techniques.
Understanding Your Personal Goal
Why having this skill is so important to you.
What are the professional expectations that others have?
Common challenges relating to the delivery of presentations.
The Johari Window - how you are perceived.
Understanding Your Audience
Identifying personality types - understanding the communication needs of others and your own comfort zone.
Audience composition - large, small, mandatory or voluntary.
Your Topic
Understanding it fully.
Knowing your product/service.
Knowing your limitations.
Unpacking the pros/cons and risks.
Researching.
Creating and Managing Expectations.
How to deal with the unknown.
Effective Verbal Communication
Clear communication.
Framing your presentation.
Your voice, your power tool.
Pace of delivery.
Gestures, movements and posture.
Engaging the audience with eye contact and other tips.
Silence for impact.
Appropriate humour.
Using stories, anecdotes and analogies.
Techniques to draw your audience in.
What is required: Effective Presentation Visuals
Know your audience demographics.
Define a structured path and flow of information.
Checking the logic flow.
What to include in each section of the presentation:
Introduction|Opening|Body|Summary
Creating killer visuals enabling delivery that is both consistent and creative.
Using variation to combat fatigue.
Preparing Yourself
Appropriate Dress Code.
Rehearsing for a strong and commanding presence.
Using Personal Space.
Getting rid of nervous habits.
Mind Power exercises to beat the nerves.
Professional Polishing Tips
From being able to go with the flow and refocusing the audience, to dealing with difficult audiences and creating parking lots for future conversations, some excellent tips to stay in control.
“A very interesting course. We learnt a lot and look forward to seeing how my presentations improve, thank you! ~ Len”
How we run it
This course will benefit all employees whose role requires them to research, produce and present reports and presentations. These would include sales people, managers, supervisors, and support staff.
At the end of this workshop delegates will be well versed in how to prepare and deliver presentations.
Unit standard alignment
| Unit standard | NQF | Credits | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 119465 | 3 | 5 | Write/present/sign texts for a range of communicative contexts |
| 119454 | 2 | 5 | Maintain and adapt oral/signed communication |
| 119459 | 4 | 5 | Write/present/sign for a wide range of contexts |
| 119462 | 4 | 5 | Engage in sustained oral/signed communication and evaluate spoken/signed texts |
| 119472 | 3 | 5 | Accommodate audience and context needs in oral/signed communication |
| 12433 | 5 | 8 | Use communication techniques effectively |
| 119635 | 1 | 6 | Engage in a range of speaking/signing and listening interactions for a variety of purposes (historical) |
A credit-bearing SETA version is available on request.
Run it for your team
We can adapt Presentation Skills to your industry and your people’s real situations, and run it at your premises, at our venue or as a virtual workshop. We agree the outline with you before you order, and the rate per delegate drops as the group grows.