A great presenter has two unique qualities: appropriate skills and
personal confidence. This confidence comes from knowing what you want to
say and being comfortable with your communication skills. In this two
day workshop, participants will master the skills that will make them a
better speaker and presenter.
This workshop will help you teach participants how to:
Gain rapport with your audience
Reduce nervousness and fear
Recognize how visual aids can create impact and attention
Create a professional presence
Prepare and organize information in different ways
Introduction and Course Overview
You will spend the first part of the day getting to know participants
and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will
also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.
Communication
To begin, participants will explore key communication skills,
including how to start and end a conversation.
Edit Your Conversation
Next, participants will learn about characteristics that can make or
break the audience’s impression of a speaker, including volume, clichés,
slang, diction, jargon, and tact (or lack thereof).
Appropriately Sharing Yourself with Others
During this session, participants will discuss self disclosure using
the Johari window.
Trust
This session will explore the idea of trust and how self disclosure
can help build relationships.
Positive Self-Talk
During this session, participants will learn how to build their
self-confidence – a key skill for any public speaker.
Making the Most of Meetings
Meetings are a central part of communication and cooperation within
any organization. This session will give participants some ways to
successfully prepare for and present at any meeting.
Body Language
During this session, participants will learn some ways to make sure
their body language is sending the right message.
Sticky Situations
This session will give participants some tools to deal with
uncomfortable situations.
Why Talk?
Next, participants will explore the value of oral presentations.
Planning Your Presentation
During this session, participants will learn how to use PAFEO to plan
their presentation.
Overcoming Nervousness
To conclude the first day, we will look at some suggestions about
delivery.
The STARR Pattern
To begin the second day, participants will learn a second way of
organizing their presentation: the STARR pattern.
Start Writing!
This session will focus on the nuts and bolts of creating your
presentation.
Limit Your Information
During this session, participants will receive tips on how to reduce
the volume of information in their presentation without watering it
down.
Audience Profile
Next, participants will look the value of audience profiles.
Your Speaking Voice
This session will look at the eight key parts of a presenter’s
message.
Add Punch to Your Presentation
There are many types of visual aids. We will provide an overview of,
and tips for, the most common visuals during this session.
Your Presentation
To wrap things up, participants will prepare and present a short
presentation. Participants will evaluate each other and provide
constructive feedback.
Workshop Wrap-Up
At the end of the day, students will have an opportunity to ask
questions and fill out an action plan.
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