Presentation Skills and Meeting Facilitation

Overview

In this practical, interactive and change-oriented workshop, participants learn how to: refine their public speaking delivery style in order to engage and connect; manage impromptu speaking and Q & A sessions with polish; get their message across with clarity and confidence; use key ways to connect with an audience; present effectively to groups small and large; connect through content, structure and delivery when making presentations; conquer nerves and create a resourceful state. They learn how to go beyond PowerPoint to influence and engage. Participants explore how to: productively conduct meetings and facilitations; manage a range of group dynamics in meetings and facilitations; use meeting processes for maximising outcomes and enhancing productivity. They acquire key tools, models and concepts.

Course Content

This course teaches participants to present effectively to small and large groups by: refining speaking delivery style to engage and connect; getting the message across with clarity; using models for briefings, short reports and action plan statements; designing a presentation (preparation, content and structure); handling questions and objections with flair and confidence; modelling the authority principle as a presenter/facilitator; creating confidence and developing a resourceful state. Participants learn how to productively manage meetings and facilitations by addressing framing as a key tool, using meeting processes for maximising outcomes and enhancing productivity. They learn how to manage a range of group dynamics in meetings and facilitations and about the most common types of issues in interpersonal factors including handling objections, difficult people and difficult interactions. They learn current best practice in design of slides and use of PowerPoint while also learning how to go beyond PowerPoint to influence and engage, recognising that PowerPoint is not the content.

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course attendees should be able to:

• develop a dynamic speaking delivery style
• manage nerves, create confidence and a resourceful state
• handle questions and objections with confidence and flair
• design a presentation: content; structure
• use narrative to connect for a memorable message
• explore current best practice in design of slides and use of PowerPoint
• learn tools to effectively manage meetings with a range of stakeholders and interpersonal factors
• go beyond PowerPoint to influence, engage and get their message across.

Benefits to your organisation

• improved stakeholder engagement through better communication in presentations and meetings
• best practice in presentation skills, delivery style and meeting conduct
• enhanced productivity in meetings and facilitations through processes for maximising outcomes and reaching objectives

Benefits to you

• enhanced confidence in your ability to design and deliver presentations that have impact and influence
• understanding of best practice in presentation skills, delivery style, conducting meetings and facilitations
• creation of positive recognition and professional influence through your ability to get your message across appropriately, and the ability to design and deliver engaging presentations and manage meetings effectively