Advanced presentation skills training – ITD
Advanced presentation skills training makes it possible to help any presenter become more engaging and increase their impact.
Improving presentation skills can have a measurable impact on the success of individuals and businesses. Presentation skills are becoming increasingly regarded as a tangible requirement for success in many diverse roles. It is surprising to see senior people present at conferences with visible discomfort, a state which can be addressed through advanced presentation skills training.
Advanced presentation skills training in 2015
Advanced presentation skills training can mean a range of specific activity:
- Improving body language impact.
- Developing more compelling content.
- Creating a better story.
- How to present not using power point.
- Powerful persuasion in presentations.
- Taking your skills to the next level having got the basics right.
Advanced presentation skills training with ITD
Advanced presentations skills training with ITD will result in you or your people improving their skills, impact and results.
The ITD approach to improving presentation skills covers the construction of presentations, how to choose the right media, how to create a compelling presentation and overall skill development. We use video and sound recording, participant feedback and actors where required to create a lively ‘development’ atmosphere.
Participants are typically required to use real presentations to perform, in order to develop their personal skills in delivering actual messages. We work with research nurses, senior executives, lawyers, sales people and managers to help them in improving their presentation skills.
This workshop looks at a more effective approach to presenting information & engaging with the audience to increase success. It looks at how to select the right content and present it to achieve the objective. Using the participants own presentations it is a blend of training and coaching.
Typical needs of participants on our advanced presentation skills training:
- “I need to fine tune my skills, as I am competent but don’t have a great deal of impact.”
- “I want to learn a different approach to the regular power point slide show.”
- “I need to control my body language and want help doing this.”
- “I tend to wander off the point and this can be annoying to some people, so I need techniques for not doing this.”
- “I can’t present without notes but I know it doesn’t look so good.”
How do we tailor your advanced presentation skills training?
- We discuss your needs; the requirements of your organisation, the role requirements and the specific needs of the participants.
- A training agenda is then designed around these needs.
- We discuss the proposal with you and refine it where necessary.
- For larger projects we then pilot and review.
Typical participants on our advanced presentation skills training:
- Senior sales people
- Sales managers
- Directors
- Managers
- Partners
- Senior lawyers
- Business Services managers
- Council
- Associate directors
- Researchers
- Research nurses
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Advanced presentation skills training – workshop overview
The following gives details of our advanced presentation skills training, please contact us to discuss your specific needs.
Pre workshop activity
- Meeting to discuss the participant’s needs and those of the organisation.
- Draft workshop outline tailored to your needs.
- Agreement of agenda.
- Participants complete a short questionnaire in preparation for the workshop.
Duration
- Two half days, one day, two days or series of sessions, depending on the group size and learning objectives.
Typical Agenda
- Introduction and objectives.
- Defining the meeting/presentation objective as an outcome for the audience.
- Audience assessment.
- Presenting to different client types.
- What does the client/prospect want to hear? – Adapting the presentation to the audience and the objective.
- How to stand out from the crowd of those presenting to your target audience.
- Planning & preparation check-list.
- Content & legal jargon check-list.
- Presenting complex data effectively.
- Developing your individual style.
- Handling the most difficult situations.
- Impact – voice, body language, content.
- Summary of workshop & personal actions.
- Part 2
- Developing confidence to become a more successful presenter.
- Fine tuning skills.
Post workshop activity
- Participants leave with individual actions.
- Email follow up of personal action plans.
- Suggested conversation with their line manager on their actions.
- Optional WebEx conference call follow up on these actions.
- Optional 121 coaching.
- ITD blog with further tips and suggestions.
Typical outcomes
- Increased awareness of the key elements of powerful presentations.
- Improved body language; stance, use of hands, eye contact.
- Increased confidence in giving presentations.
- Better awareness of how to present complex data.
Client feedback
- “The workshop was very productive with one to one feedback for everyone.”
- “Excellent session, tailored to our needs.”
Participant comments
- “It really showed me where I need to improve and ideas on how to do so.”
- “Great learning atmosphere created by the trainer.”
- “Very useful feedback which I can use immediately.”
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Advanced presentation skills training – case study
The Associates and Senior Associates in this mid sized law firm have all the necessary theoretical and practical legal knowledge. The challenges can be in conveying this in an interesting manner.
Background
This workshop works with each individual in the workshop to develop their approach to become more engaging. This can mean changes in the content of the presentation, changing the way content is presented, and in modifying communication skills.
Need
To develop the participants’ skills to a higher level for presenting both internally and externally.
Activity
We used a blend of instruction, reviewing the basics, practice and discussion of how to apply ideas.
This is an informal but focussed session. Feedback is gained from the participants and trainer so that everyone has has the opportunity to improve in the workshop.
In between participant presentations, further content and ideas are introduced. Participants can see each other improve and are in no doubt about the power of the ideas reviewed.
There is regular discussion on the subject of each of the presentations and how best each can be communicated; what level of detail needs to be conveyed; what the slide should say, and the balance of information on the slide and that given by the presenter.
Outcomes
- Each participant gains specific ideas and feedback on how to improve, set within a context of their requirements and their personality. So we don’t tell them what they would not feel comfortable doing, unless it is really important to do so.
- Each person gets a video file of them,selves to watch, including feedback.
What the client said
- “Excellent feedback from the session and we’re very pleased with what the lawyers are telling us.”
What the participants said
- “Very good session.”
- “Excellent ideas, excellent trainer, excellent workshop.”
- “I got just the ideas I needed.”
- “I really noticed how I improved during the session, and it was great to see the others improving too.”
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If you have needs for a specific and tailored training workshop, but don’t want it to cost any more, call us to discuss on +44 (0)800 8086
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Why choose ITD for your advanced presentation skills training?
1. You can benefit from our experience, expertise and approachable manner to improve your skills. We use a blend of coaching mentoring to improve your impact.
2. We have been working with a very wide range of individuals for many years on helping them to improve their skills.
3. We will develop a training approach which suits your people and achieves your learning objectives
4. Our flexible approach to fees means you can get the training you need at a cost that fits your budget.
5. Our behavioural change scientist means that the training we develop for you will have its foundations on proven behavioural change techniques.
6. We follow up the training with our optional 1 to 1 coaching, free blog ideas and on going support support.
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Call us on +44 (0)800 804 8086 to discuss how our advanced presentation skills training could help your people
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How to make a good presentation even better:
- Build a story around what you want to say. People like stories. We listen to stories. If all your points hang on a story people will hear more and remember more. And yes you can do it with your data, law update, or technical stuff. We’ve done it with all of these and it works.
- Use images not words. You say the words, the slides show the images. people can either read or listen, so the more words on the slide the more they won’t be listening to you. Therefore minimise the words and add images.
- Make it about people. If we tell a story about people it makes the talk even more appealing. and yes even the driest subject, law update, data research is about people, eventually.
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To find out how to do any of this with your presentation, call us.
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