Presentation Skills

Overview

This short course offers practical proven presentation techniques to help you present a message that really grabs the attention of any sized audience in an engaging and informative style.
From design to delivery we will share essential presentation skills relevant to all business situations including: team and management meetings, client presentations, agency pitches, company presentations at industry events or board meetings.

Topics covered

This is a highly interactive and practical course covering a five step presentation process enabling you to craft your own specific presentation, relevant to you and your business. We share key presentation techniques and tips to help you bring your presentation live to an engaged audience, from start to finish covering:

• What do you want your audience to do as a result of this presentation?
• Methods for making your presentation interactive
• How to use technology as a presentation aid
• Beginning and ending in a confident manner
• Audience analysis and setting the purpose for the presentation
• Structuring the subject matter according to the length of the presentation
• Presentation style considerations
• Delivering in a confident manner

Outcomes

You will:

• Learn how to structure your presentation in a fluent way
• Identify techniques to harness your nervous energy
• Appeal to the four ways people process information

Your organisation will:

• Benefit from your ability to present in an engaging and informative style
• Gain knowledge on how to deliver presentations that really grab the interest of the audience
• Have a representative who can present professionally and enhance their brand

What participants say

"Presentation Skills short course was fun, informative, very hands on, also providing great notes and evidence! I put many of the skills that I gained into practice while carrying out my mahi and I have no fear of doing presentations because of the skills I learnt at this training."
Gwendoline Welburn - General Manager @ Te Korowai Hauora O Hauraki  

“Presentation Skills was a truly exceptional course! Not only was it well structured, it was facilitated in a way beneficial to all. I would recommend this course in a heartbeat.“  
Max Spires - Marketing Assistant (Digital Specialist) @ L’Oreal Professional Products  

Who should attend

• Those giving business presentations to their colleagues and clients
• Those expected to give public presentations and fear doing so
• Senior managers who give presentations at company events
• Sales staff who need to give presentations to prospective clients

Your organisation may be eligible to use a Capability Development Voucher through the NZTE Regional Business Partner Network on this course. Follow this link to find out more www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/nzte 

This course may qualify as a continuing professional development (CPD) activity.  Please check with your professional body.