Your ability to present effectively is essential for your personal and professional success. Having good ideas is not enough since many people have good ideas. So, what makes the difference between the ideas that get implemented and ones that get ignored is how convincingly you present them to others.

Whether you’re motivating your team, implementing a new project or driving change, you must be able to successfully sell your ideas to gain support, cooperation and commitment of others.

This practical presentation skills course will help you with that. By the end of the workshop, you’ll learn and practice everything you need to know to bring your presentation skills to the next level!

You’ll find out how to design and structure powerful presentations in 4 simple steps, how to deliver them with impact, and how to handle challenging questions. You’ll refine your presentation style and develop a personal action plan to become an effective presenter.

Do not wait until you’re asked to deliver your next presentation, as it might happen any time. Get ready for it now by joining this session!

Objective

By attending this workshop you’ll be able to:

1. Create effective presentations in half the time by using the proven 4 step approach.
2. Deliver presentations with confidence, credibility and energy.
3. Discover your individual presentation style and learn how to make the best of it.
4. Meet the needs of your audience and provide them with great value.
5. Overcome nerves and stage fright by applying quick and effective relaxation techniques.
6. Eliminate any distracting habits and verbal fillers.
7. Utilize various methods of engaging and connecting with any audience.
8. Develop powerful stage presence by using the top 3 secrets of World Champions of Public Speaking.
9. Apply strategies to handle challenging questions.

Outline

Module 1: Creating Compelling Content

• 4 step approach to craft effective presentations fast
• Getting to know your audience
• Providing solutions not information
• Various ways of structuring your ideas
• Beating the "Curse of Knowledge," the single biggest obstacle to clarity in presentations
• The best opening and closing ideas to apply immediately

Module 2: Impactful Presentation Delivery

• Confident body language (posture, gestures, facial expressions and eye contact)
• Power of voice (volume, pitch, rate, sound quality)
• Finding out and refining your personal presentation style
• Eliminating any distracting habits and verbal fillers
• The top 3 secrets of World Champions of Public Speaking to powerful stage presence
• Using visual aids (slides, flipcharts, whiteboards)

Module 3: The psychology of the effective presenter

• Top methods to overcome fear and stage fright
• 3 keys to boosting your confidence and creating a positive first impression
• Mindset modelling approach to perform at your peak when the stakes are high

Module 4: Connecting With The Audience

• The real value of connection
• Presentational versus conversational style
• 6 proven ways of connecting with any audience every time you speak up

Module 5: Expertly handling difficult questions

• Do’s and Don’t of answering questions
• Techniques to address challenging questions at Q&A and beyond
• Practice thinking on your feet to handle difficult questions like a pro

Who should attend

This course is designed for everyone who needs to develop their presentation skills, speak in front of groups and sell their ideas to others.

Most of our participants are: Managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Executives, Officers and other Professionals working for government agencies, educational institutions or private companies.

Methodology

This workshop is based on experiential learning and it includes mini presentations, hands-on activities, group discussions, individual reflection, videos, demos, role-plays and case studies.

The emphasis is placed on giving participants opportunities to discover, practice and refine their presentation skills. Personal and/or group feedback is offered after each activity.

Karolina Gwinner's Profile

Karolina is an international trainer, speaker and coach specializing in influential leadership and communication. She is well known among her peers for her engaging speaking style, great energy and passion for helping others discover and realize their full potential. Originally from Poland, she now calls Singapore her home.

Karolina developed her expertise while living in 5 different countries and working for corporations such as Hewlett-Packard in Germany, Merrill Lynch and Bank of New York Mellon in Ireland. Her unique advantage in training is that she brings in her international perspective and successfully adapts it to a local culture and specific needs of every participant. In Singapore Karolina has trained employees of government agencies such as IDA, IMDA, DSTA, MSF, as well as corporations like Singapore Airlines, AIA, Fuji Xerox and Yokogawa.

Karolina holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from University of Economics in Poznan, Poland. She also completed a postgraduate programme in Innovation, Knowledge Management and Economics Dynamics at the Aalborg University in Denmark.

Karolina delivers effective training sessions that are practical, interactive and fun. She is always excited about learning new things and passing them on to her students. Her enthusiasm and passion are contagious, so be ready for an amazing and highly informative learning experience!