Advanced Skills for Powerful Presentations

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Professional Education Classes - Communications

You have mastered the basics of presentations and built a foundation, now what? The next level of fine-tuning and elevating your presentations from good to great awaits you in this course. Knowing your topic well is not enough – you want your skills, uniqueness, knowledge and ideas to shine. Join us as we review the basics, kick them up a notch and add new tools to your toolbox. You will learn to use visual aids that will not bore people to tears, craft powerful opening and closing statements, use interactive strategies to warm up your audience, refine your body language and much more. Simplify and energize your PowerPoint slide shows and capture your audience’s attention with relevant messages. You’ll even learn how to avoid “Eyes-Glazed-Over-Syndrome” by reporting data in ways that bring life to your presentation. Don’t miss the opportunity to refine your skills and make your presentations soar.

Instructor: Vicki Flier Hudson, Cross-cultural trainer
1 session(s): Fri: Nov 20 / 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Registration fee: $395 CEUs: 0.7

After this class, you will be able to

Master basics of presentation skills learned in our basic course
Use custom opening and closing statements for maximum impact and reduced anxiety
Construct a preparation plan for meeting the expectations of each presentation including audience warm-up
Produce visual aids that add rather than detract from a presentation
Report and interpret data effectively and with excitement
Generate memorable presentations through a core message and authenticity

What will be covered

Introduction and Overview
Icebreaker warm-up
Agenda and agreements
Training goals and objectives Review of skills from Level 1 course
Opening and closings
Craft your own statements that show your spirit
Voice projection, pace, tone and modulation
Body language that works
Passion and storytelling
What You Need to Know Before You Speak
Questions you need to ask about your presentation
Your message and the “so what?” test
Warming Up Your Audience
Audience assessment
Pre-presentation mingling
Ice breakers
Interactive strategies to keep it real
Visual Aids: Think subtract, not add
Simplicity technique
PowerPoint best practices
Relationship between body language and visual aids
How to WOW your audience with pictures and messages
How to avoid ineffective PowerPoint shows
Life without PowerPoint
Reporting Data: Avoiding “Eyes Glazed Over Syndrome”
Reporting vs. interpretation
Making headlines for data
Making Your Message Memorable
Showing restraint in your message
What do you want people to walk away with?
Authenticity and Being in the Moment
Tying all skills together and adding spirit
Remaining present in presentations
Risk and reward
Your voice and authenticity
Conclusion and Summary
Final presentation
Question and answer with instructor