No matter how technology changes, a speaker’s ability to persuade, inform, entertain and move the audience to action remains a fundamental business skill. Your ability to speak with clarity, confidence and authority enhances your credibility and that of your organisation.
You’ve probably heard the statement that claims when it comes to categorising fear, most people ‘fear’ speaking to a group of people more than flying, creepy insects and even death!
Communication Works provides extremely effective techniques for managing anxiety, structuring the content of presentations and speeches, and delivering the message in a dynamic and ‘audience-centred’ style.
Become the successful public speaker and presenter you’ve always wanted to be and take every opportunity to stand and deliver!
What’s covered in this training?
Presenters in the new millennium compete with media-savvy and visually literate audiences. It is crucial that presenters recognise that in order to communicate effectively to stakeholder audiences, they must employ a vital and energetic public speaking style which builds rapport and truly connects with the target audience. This course uses practical and interactive techniques to enable presenters to achieve a fresh and energised take on the skill of giving presentations!
At the end of this training you will:
- understand the communication process and how to avoid barriers to your audience
- understanding and retaining your message
- understand the importance and skills of effective breath control and posture in voice production
- recognise the components of effective articulation and their importance to vocal delivery
- be able to use congruent body language to maintain audience interest, build credibility and project confidence
- understand how to 'capture the audience' and hold them 'captive' using an 'extemporaneous' style (prepared but not read)
- be able to match your message and presentation to the client/audience demographic
- be able to use a relevant template to structure your content
- be able to use relevant and effective audio-visual aids (notes, OHP, PowerPoint, etc) to support your presentations
- be able to reflect on and critically evaluate your own performance and that of others by receiving detailed and personalised feedback from the trainer, based on videoed performance.
