Facilitation and Presentation Skills Course
Course Overview
It is widely recognised that speaking to groups and audiences is one of the most difficult tasks to accomplish with distinction; yet it is one of the most commonly used methods of communication in the business world. This course is designed for leaders who want to develop their presentation and facilitation skills. DVD recordings play a key role in this programme for giving highly constructive feedback during practice sessions.
Course Objectives
- To identify the key ingredients of successful presentations and learn how to prepare the beginning, middle, and end of a presentation
- To understand your own communication style and recognise how this impacts on your audience
- To learn about effective communication when presenting
- To recognise the importance of having a clear 'Aim' and 'Objective' for your presentation
- To learn how to encourage audience participation, deal with questions, and cope with challenging groups, or audiences
- To identify the characteristics and skills of an effective presenter and develop an action plan for continued improvement in these competencies
- To recognise the importance of preparation and rehearsal to ensure the success of the presentation
- To learn how to use visual aids effectively
What You Will Gain
- The knowledge and skills required to make a presentation that gets the message across in an interesting and dynamic way
- Learn how to conquer nerves, capture an audience, and get them on your side
- Whether your purpose is to inform, persuade, or win more business, this course will take you, step-by-step, through the stages of making successful presentations
Course Outline
DAY 1
- Effective Communication In Presentations
- The Essentials Of An Effective Presentation
- Ingredients Of A Good Presentation
- Structuring Your Presentation: The Beginning, The Middle & The End
- Developing Aims & Objectives
- Generation Of Ideas For Your Presentation
- Delegate Presentations With Tutor Feedback - Including DVD Recordings & Replays For Review
DAY 2
- Strategies To Organize Your Talk
- The 'Beginning' Of The Presentation
- The 'Ending' Of The Presentation
- The Use Of Questions In Presentations
- Delegate Presentations With Tutor Feedback - Including Recordings & Replays
DAY 3
- Effective Use Of Visual Aids
- Preparation Of The Venue
- Preparing Yourself For The Presentation
- The Challenging Audience
- Delegate Presentations With Tutor Feedback - Including DVD Recordings & Replays For Review
- Develop Your Own Style Based On Constructive Feedback Received During The Course
- How To Transfer The Learning To The Workplace
Practical work will include:
Short presentations and facilitation from each delegate. Some of these will be recorded on DVD and played back for analysis, etc.
Who Should Attend?
All personnel - managers, sales professionals, marketing staff, etc., - who, as part of their job, need to deliver lively and impactful presentations to others.
Duration: 3 days
This will include tuition, pre-assessment, work book, course materials, certification, meal and refreshments, post – assessment and learning support for a period of three months.
Dates
Locations
- Johannesburg
- Cape Town
- Durban
