. Cheryl Crumb & Associates .

Presentation Skills

Background Situation

A high-tech client found their presentation time was constantly being cut short because their customers were bored. The slides were overwhelming, their approach was static and rote, the focus was product-oriented, and they just weren’t getting the response that their solutions deserved. They needed an Emergency Presentation Doctor.

Course Content and Objectives

This organization was not alone. Year after year, the number one fear among people continues to be speaking in public, outranking spiders, snakes, heights and death. Oral expression and its nonverbal components are an essential communication skill. Every time we speak, we convey something of who we are and what we think. Our vocabulary, grammar, phrasing, tone, eye contact, body movement and gestures all make impressions on listeners. If this impression is negative, no matter how great the ideas are, our message will suffer.

In the training we covered the following material:

getting and keeping the attention of an audience
presenting technical material so that it is “interesting and stimulating”
preparing for a presentation
creating a presentation strategy and plan
utilizing left brain planning and structure plus right brain spontaneity to design an approach that is customer-focused
dealing with stage fright
avoiding common presentation pitfalls
using visual aids
maximizing voice and body language
speaking with no notes
managing the impression the audience has you
reading audience body language cues
handling audience questions

Learning Process

You can’t read a book on public speaking and improve! Competency is only gained through practice and feedback. Small class sizes allowed for individualized attention. All presentations were videotaped with playback analyzed. Colleagues were ruthlessly compassionate in providing feedback.

Length

2 days




		Presentation Skills Background Situation A high-tech client found their presentation time was constantly being cut short because their customers were bored. The slides were overwhelming, their approach was static and rote, the focus was product-oriented, and they just weren’t getting the response that their solutions deserved. They needed an Emergency Presentation Doctor. Course Content and Objectives This organization was not alone. Year after year, the number one fear among people continues to be speaking in public, outranking spiders, snakes, heights and death. Oral expression and its nonverbal components are an essential communication skill. Every time we speak, we convey something of who we are and what we think. Our vocabulary, grammar, phrasing, tone, eye contact, body movement and gestures all make impressions on listeners. If this impression is negative, no matter how great the ideas are, our message will suffer. In the training we covered the following material: getting and keeping the attention of an audience presenting technical material so that it is “interesting and stimulating” preparing for a presentation creating a presentation strategy and plan utilizing left brain planning and structure plus right brain spontaneity to design an approach that is customer-focused dealing with stage fright avoiding common presentation pitfalls using visual aids maximizing voice and body language speaking with no notes managing the impression the audience has you reading audience body language cues handling audience questions Learning Process You can’t read a book on public speaking and improve! Competency is only gained through practice and feedback. Small class sizes allowed for individualized attention. All presentations were videotaped with playback analyzed. Colleagues were ruthlessly compassionate in providing feedback. Length 2 days