Course content

Planning and Preparation

• Being clear about the outcomes you want to achieve
• Understanding the needs, and motivation, of your audience
• Deciding what material to include
• Structuring your material to suit your message
• Using techniques to construct a persuasive presentation
• Anticipating opposition or hostility 

Delivery

• Making a high-impact start
• Keeping on-track and in control
• Adding interest and variety
• Responding to the mood of the audience
• Employing powerful language
• Persuading and influencing the audience
• Encouraging participation
• Concluding in a memorable way 

Personal style

• Establishing authority
  Speaking with enthusiasm and conviction
• Overcoming anxiety and nerves
• Using gestures, eyes contact and posture to convey your message
• Using visuals

Selecting the most appropriate media

• Designing creative and interesting materials
• Using PowerPoint for maximum effect
• Speaking fluently with visuals