This course takes participants from the initial “call to present” to a completed script and effective visual aids. It explains how to formulate objectives, analyse audience needs and tailor their approach appropriately. It provides tools and techniques to help plan and write a well structured, compelling presentation. And it shows students how to design and use effective visual aids so that their presentations result in positive action.
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Module 1 (48 mins) Planning the Presentation
Thinking about the Presentation
Getting Started
Developing Key Messages
Module 2 (26 mins) Writing for Clarity and Impact
Structuring the Presentation
Bringing the Message Alive
Module 3 (41 mins) Getting and Keeping Attention
Compelling Openers and Closes
Creating Support Materials
Key Learning Outcomes
Once participants have completed this programme they will be able to write effective and powerful business presentations. Specifically they will learn how to:
- Make a high level plan for a presentation: set objectives, analyse the audience, plan the logistics and decide an overall presentation style.
- Develop strong key messages and an appropriate structure for their presentation.
- Bring their messages to life using techniques such as the rule of threes, making it human and using suspense.
- Write powerful presentation openers and closes that get their message across.
- Create effective visual aids and support materials.
Balance Learning Classroom Resource Packs have been designed to make it easy for trainers and line managers to deliver classroom sessions to help students develop skills and understanding. Each pack includes:
- A Workshop Guide
- Reproducible Student Handouts
- DVD or CD-Rom containing slides and video clips
For more information about our Classroom Resource Packs please click here.
The purpose of this workshop is to help participants feel confident to write a powerful presentation in which the content meets the needs of its audience.
Sessions include:
- Before You Write
- Thinking About a Presentation Case Study
- Writing the Presentation
- Developing Key Messages for your Presentation
- Structuring the Presentation
- Structuring Your Own Presentation
- Bringing the Message Alive
- Creating Compelling Openers and Closes
- Creating Support Materials
- Closing Session
Our unique three-step approach is the flexible blend of the above e-learning, CD-Rom or DVD learning with our dynamic classroom techniques and practical workplace activities. Our blended process is flexible and its components can be used in a variety of combinations.
This training blend can be scheduled and automated by our easy-to-use piece of software, The Balance Portal, which has an optional 360° feedback module. Alternatively, online components can be used within a SCORM compliant LMS.
During the Action activities, the emphasis is very much on helping the participant use opportunities within their normal working environment to implement their new knowledge and or skills. They will be building confidence outside the protected environment of the classroom sessions.
Participants are assigned Action Dimension™ Activities at regular intervals via email. This is the trainer’s opportunity to support the participants as they take the knowledge and skills they’ve learned and apply them to real workplace situations.
