In our presentation skills training programs, participants learn to better organize, prepare, and deliver effective workplace presentations or public speaking engagements.
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Delivered by Kari Knutson, MA
How many times have you sat through a PowerPoint presentation that felt like it was taking away minutes of your life? A poorly done PowerPoint can actually diminish a message and in fact detract from it!
In this presentation skills training session, participants learn the three of the most common traps to avoid as well as easy and relevant tools to keep their PowerPoint presentations applicable, interesting, and dynamic!
Participants also learn how to create a deliberate structure for improved flow of their presentation and engagement of the audience. We further discuss strategies for placement of stories, data, and pictures, and how to enhance visuals overall to improve their impact.
Delivery
In-person or live webinar for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of at least five participants; no maximum size limit.
Length
Two hours, half day, or full day.
Location
If in person, the training will be held at your site or a venue rented by your organization.
Delivered by David D. Knapp, PhD
For better or worse, professionals often are judged by how well they carry themselves during workplace presentations. To that end, this highly interactive presentation skills session is designed to help participants better organize, prepare, and deliver effective workplace presentations. Because class size is limited, participants get the opportunity to deliver prepared presentations, which are then reviewed so that participants receive targeted, individual feedback from the facilitator and other participants.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Analyze their intended audience and develop presentations specifically targeting that audience
Effectively organize presentations based on the general and specific purpose for the presentation - Develop and incorporate professional, engaging visual and/or multi-media components that support their presentations
- Demonstrate polished and effective delivery techniques
- Smoothly handle question-and-answer sessions – including objections
Turn negative nervous energy into positive performance energy
Delivery
In-person for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of 5 – 25 participants. Larger groups can be accommodated.
Length
Two hours, half day, or full day.
Location
The training will be held at your site or a venue rented by your organization.
Delivered by Kari Knutson, MA
Cultivating and polishing your public speaking and presentation skills can help you improve your confidence, enhance your reputation or the message of your organization, and create opportunities to connect with more people.
Whether you are running a meeting, speaking at a conference, accepting an award, teaching a class, or offering a toast at a wedding, strong public speaking skills are vital to your success.
In this session participants learn more about how to overcome fears and anxieties related to public speaking; how to enhance their content so that it is more accessible, interesting, and dynamic; tips to improve audience engagement; and ideas to maximize the use of their visuals. We also discuss how to use the space they have in the most effective way, the impact of body language, intonation and expressions, and how to develop a speaking style that is as individual as they are.
This presentation skills session will give participants the tools they need to feel empowered, confident, and ready to take the stage.
Delivery
In-person or live webinar for your organization’s group.
Suitable for:
Groups of at least five participants; no maximum size limit.
Length
Two hours, half day, or full day.
Location
If in person, the training will be held at your site or a venue rented by your organization.
Delivered by Sheng Huang, MBA
Have you ever gotten completely stuck and stressed over making a PowerPoint presentation? Where do I start? What do I put on the slides? What’s my story? What’s the sequence of everything I should present? How do I get feedback from my team? Am I missing anything? Phew. Calm down, it’s going to be okay.
This workshop will show you how to use Mind Maps to understand the purpose and audience of your presentation, structure your story, organize your thoughts, gather feedback from stakeholders and finally put everything into a deck.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Use Mind Maps to identify your audience and key stakeholders
Map out the core story of your presentation - Use Mind Maps to gather feedback from your team
- Turn Mind Maps into storyboards to save you time when drafting slides
- All this before spending a single minute in PowerPoint!
Delivery
Live webinar for your organization’s group. If in person, Sheng requires travel from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Suitable for:
Groups of 5 – 25 participants. Larger groups can be accommodated.
Length
Two hours or half day.
Location
If delivered in person, the training will be held at your site or a venue rented by your organization.