Planning your presentations

• Clarifying your objectives

• Identifying audience needs

• Structuring your presentations to meet audience needs

• Which visual aids to use and when

• Using visual aids professionally

Practical exercise: you will be recorded delivering a presentation

Your performance

• Assessing your current performance

• Identifying your strengths and weaknesses when delivering presentations

Visual and vocal energy

• Control your breathing when delivering public speaking

• Controlling your body to project a positive image

• Controlling your voice projection

• The importance and power of the pause

• How to make sure your visual and vocal energy support the message

• Directing all your energy to the audience

Practical exercise: you will be recorded presenting to camera

Anxiety

• Understanding the source of anxiety

• Controlling anxiety and building self-confidence

Team presentations

• The importance of preparation

• How to prepare, manage and deliver professionally

• The run-through

Working with your audience

• Keeping the audience interested

• Making sure your message is understood

• Handling questions confidently

• Managing equipment failures

• Staying in control when delivering presentations

Practical exercise: you will be re-recorded delivering your original presentation and analyse how your performance has improved.

Questions and answers