Mastering Presentations
Skills to Deliver Confident, Compelling Communications
Successful presenters inspire confidence, deliver ideas clearly and memorably, engage listeners, and handle questions seamlessly.
Surveys indicate that only 1-10% of presenters demonstrate effective presentation skills. Time, energy, money, and productivity are lost every day because presentation attendees struggle to get the relevant, useful information they need.
Develop Key Skills:
- Effective Behaviors
Project confidence, build credibility, address nervousness, and manage distractions through skillful use of eye contact, posture, gestures, movement, voice, pausing and rhythm, etc.
- Compelling and Memorable Content
Organize clear, succinct, listener focused messages, designed for impact and persuasiveness. Use memory hooks for listener retention of key information.
- Listener Adaptability
Incorporate diverse listener input. Adjust content and approach to match various technical levels and demographics.
- PowerPoint and Visual Support Strategy
Design and use effective visuals. Relate skillfully to physical elements such as laptops, notes, handouts, and whiteboards.
- Interaction & Conflict Management
Listen effectively. Facilitate stakeholder buy-in. Maintain attention and engagement. Handle difficult questions. Keep conversations positive and forward-moving.
- Delivery in Varied Formats
Apply best practices for seated, informal presentations, demos, technical training, teleconference, web meetings.