Presenting with Confidence and Clarity

Traditional Classroom: 1-day
Virtual Instructor-led: Two 3-3.5 hour sessions; Three 2-hour sessions

In today’s attention economy, being able to present information clearly and succinctly in a way that captures and sustains interest is critical to success in any role. While great presenters make their craft look effortless, in reality their prowess is the result of deliberate practice. Projecting confidence, commanding attention, and engaging an audience are skills that can be — and need to be — learned, polished, and refined.

Whether you are conducting a meeting, reporting progress, or delivering a speech, if you don’t engage your audience and convince them to willingly give you their attention, effective communication is not possible. Your ideas will fall flat, and your attempts to influence will fail. But if you DO engage your audience and move them to action, you have the ability to shape the future.

In this highly interactive workshop, we will demystify the process of becoming a more compelling and convincing presenter. Exploring key elements of both structure and delivery, you’ll have the opportunity to practice written, verbal, and physical techniques in a positive (and fun!) environment. By the end of the session, you’ll learn to create and deliver a presentation that incorporates both data and story; that appeals to logic and elicits emotion; and that resonates with an audience in a way that catalyzes action.

*This course can be tailored to apply to different delivery environments — i.e., in-person audiences, virtual or hybrid audiences, etc.

Target Audience

Participants who will benefit from this course include those at all levels who want to improve their ability to deliver presentations..

Learning Objectives

Construct an effective presentation goal statement.
Articulate how ordering and structuring ideas impacts message clarity.
Create an opening, body, and closing that connect with the audience.
Analyze an audience’s needs and style preferences.
Deliver a complete criteria-based presentation that will persuade others.
Align usage of visuals as well as verbal and nonverbal techniques to maximize the impact of your presentation.

Pre-Course Work

Read: “10 Tips for Giving a Great Presentation to an Audience” by Hanne Keiling

Course Outline

Getting Started

Introductions and Social Agreements
Course Structure, Goals, and Objectives
Opening Activities

Planning and Organizing Your Presentation

Video: “The Art of Misdirection”
Setting Your Presentation Goal
Writing a Goal Statement
Analyzing Your Audience
Applying the “Reality” Test
Creating and Strengthening Supports
Structuring Your Presentation
- Five Components of an Effective Opening
- Presentation Body
- Presentation Closing
Write Your Presentation Opening

Analyzing Your Audience

Video: “How to Tie Your Shoes”
Personality Styles Introduction
Analyzing Your Audience
What Else Do We Need to Know? Further Audience Analysis

Preparation, Practice, and Delivery

Delivery Challenges: Virtual, Hybrid, and In-Person
Delivery Medium and Audience Engagement
Your Body as Your Instrument
- Verbal/Paraverbal Elements
- Body Stance and Nonverbal Communication
- What Are Your “Tells?”
- Controlling Nervousness
Staying Attuned to your Audience
Responding to Questions
Review and Edit Your Opening
Presentation Practice: Deliver Your Opening

Visuals and Enriching Elements

Using Images in Your Presentation
Guidelines for Visual Composition
Using Questions to Engage Your Audience
The Power of the Pause

Practicing and Applying What You've Learned

Preparation
Presentation Practice: Delivery
Feedback

MDV1481b Course Code

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Practice Area

Management and Leadership