COURSE OVERVIEW:

A presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product. Presentations usually require preparation, organisation, event planning, writing, use of visual aids, dealing with stress, and answering questions.

Businesses and professional firms use presentations to inform, educate, motivate and persuade internal and external audiences. They build presentations into sales, training and internal communication programs, using the power of words and images to engage their audience and retain attention.

Presentations are a versatile communication tool. You can use them in one-to-one meetings, viewing the content on a laptop or tablet computer. The same presentation can feature as a core element in a large meeting, using a projector and screen. You can also make presentations available online for downloading from the Internet or viewing during a Web conference.

A well-crafted presentation demonstrates professionalism and helps to reinforce an organisation’s corporate image. Focusing on the importance of presentation in business can be the difference between nabbing the right employees, customers and investors and not.

Good presentation skills are very important in the competitive workplace environment. If you cannot present what you want to convey, either verbally or in writing correctly, you may lose an opportunity of a lifetime. Whatever position you are in, whatever profile you have been given, it is important to develop your presentation skills.

There is no such thing as a ‘natural born speaker’. It’s a well-known fact that most people get nervous at the very thought of speaking in front of an audience. Take this opportunity to ‘harness those nerves’ - develop your skills, practise new techniques and grow in confidence. Learn how to present with passion and pizzazz!

On completion of this course you should be able to plan, prepare, deliver, review and evaluate a formal oral and written presentation appropriate to a specific audience.

The first part of this course starts by discussing how to plan presentation approach and intended outcomes. Then explains how to choose presentation strategies, format and delivery methods that match the characteristics of the target audience. Also, explains how to select presentation aids, materials and techniques that suit the target audience. Then shows how to brief the support personnel on their roles and responsibilities within the presentation. Finally, explains how to select techniques to evaluate presentation effectiveness.

The second part begins by explaining how to effectively deliver the presentation including how to discuss desired outcomes of the presentation with the target audience and how to use presentation aids, materials and examples to support target audience understanding of key concepts and central ideas. Also, explains how to monitor non-verbal and verbal communication of participants to promote attainment of presentation outcomes and how to use persuasive communication techniques to secure audience interest. Then discusses how to provide opportunities for participants to seek clarification and adjust the presentation to meet their needs. Finally, explains how to summarise key concepts and ideas at strategic points to facilitate participant understanding.

The final part starts by explaining how to implement techniques to review the effectiveness of the presentation. Then explains how to seek and discuss feedback to the presentation from participants or from key personnel involved in the presentation. Finally, discusses how to use feedback from the audience or from support personnel to make changes to ideas presented.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:

• The benefits of a good presentation
• The importance of good presentation skills
• How to prepare a presentation?
• What’s the difference between public speaking and a presentation?
• The types of presentations
• Presentations; who needs them?
• The ‘P’ factor in presentations
• The essential ingredients of an effective presentation
• Presentation planning and intended outcomes
• The audience characteristics
• How to establish the purpose of the presentation?
• How to determine the objectives?
• The importance of researching the topic?
• Presentation strategies, format and delivery methods
• How to prepare presentation notes and guides?
• How to select presentation aids, materials and techniques?
• The roles and responsibilities of support personnel involved in the presentation
• How could support personnel help in administration matters?
• How to evaluate presentation effectiveness?
• How to deliver a presentation?
• How to setup the venue?
• The importance of your body language, eye contact and your voice during the presentation
• How to discuss desired outcomes of the presentation with the target audience?
• How to use presentation aids, materials and examples to support target audience understanding?
• How to monitor non-verbal and verbal communication of participants to promote attainment of presentation outcomes?
• How to deal with difficult situations?
• How to use persuasive communication techniques to secure audience interest?
• The importance of cultural sensitivity?
• How to provide opportunities for participants to seek clarification and adjust the presentation to meet participant needs?
• How to ask effective questions?
• How to manage answers appropriately?
• How to respond to questions?
• How to deal with difficult questions?
• How to control persistent questioners?
• How to summarise key concepts and ideas to facilitate participant understanding?
• How to implement techniques to review presentation effectiveness?
• How to discuss feedback to the presentation from participants or from support personnel?
• What does the analysis of an audiences’ evaluations reveal?
• How to use feedback from the audience to make changes to central ideas?

COURSE DURATION:

The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.

COURSE DELIVERY:

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ASSESSMENT:

A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.

CERTIFICATION:

Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.