Presentation Skills

This is a 2 day course

1. See bottom of page for scheduled course dates.

2. If you have 4 or more delegates we can schedule a course for you, or run it in-house. Please contact us online or call us on 0115 9849940 for more details.

Who will benefit:

People whose jobs require them to inform or persuade business audiences. It covers the skills involved in making an effective presentation, from preparation and planning, through delivery to dealing with questions.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course participants will be able to:

  • Make presentations that capture and hold audiences’ attention
  • Use a logical approach
  • Improve voice projection
  • Practise question and answer techniques
  • Overcome anxiety


    • Course Content:

    The Presentation Skills course is made of of the following units:

    • Structuring and Planning: the three phases – a beginning, a middle, an end; a logical approach
    • The Objective and Purpose: the reason for the presentation; when to reveal your objective; logical format
    • Assessing Your Audience: making the content relevant to the audience; the use of language; resisting the temptation to include everything; practising the skills; retaining flexibility
    • Notes: the prompt card and notes; techniques to adopt
    • Personal Presentation and Impact: how to overcome anxiety; handling nerves; building confidence levels; projecting enthusiasm and personal commitment, use of hands and eyes; body language
    • Assertive Styles: developing a positive and straightforward style rather than being aggressive or submissive
    • Visual Aids: preparing and using visual aids and materials
    • Audience Participation: questioning techniques; dealing with objections; planning for participation; introducing a controversial note; the skills of facilitation; closing
    • Audience Control: audience motivation; achieving effective audience management; dealing with questions positively
    • Personality Projection: making an impression; body language
    • Action Plan: participants plan and discuss what they will do on return to work


    Scheduled Courses:

    Scheduled Courses:

    This course is not currently scheduled. If you have a need for this course, please contact us, as we may be able to schedule it for you.



    For further details contact our sales team:
    Telephone: 0115 984 9940
    Fax: 0115 921 5352
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