Presentation Skills
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Course Code: OV-PS
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2 x half-day live session delivered virtually or in-person | 6-8 hrs on-demand learning | 30-minute coaching session (optional extra for teams)
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This is available for individuals, groups and teams
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Part of our Core Library
This course will help you to transform your presentation skills, empowering you with greater control, composure and confidence. You will start with an overview of the key steps required when preparing to deliver an engaging presentation, applying the Rule of Three to ensure that your presentation has a memorable start and finish.
The course also covers storytelling and how to use visual aids to enhance, rather than detract from, your message. You will then explore how to manage your audience, keeping them engaged and managing questions and other interactions - whether virtually or face-to-face. You will then have the opportunity to practice your presentation skills in a safe and supportive environment, and to evaluate other people's presentations that you observe. Some will be recorded for you to review, and you will be given constructive feedback on how to enhance your approach and delivery.
You will leave us with a toolkit of tips and techniques giving you the ability to engage any audience and to project confidence and professionalism.
This session is suitable for anyone who is required to present at work and would like to build their skills and confidence in preparing and delivering a professional presentation.
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Plan and organise your presentation using a structured approach
- Incorporate relevant stories to make your presentation more powerful
- Use visual aids to maintain interest and enhance your message
- Keep your audience engaged with enthusiasm and clear communication
- Interact with your audience, taking questions and feedback
- Speak to groups with greater confidence and professionalism
- Focus audience attention on the key issues
You will be required to prepare two presentations: one of around 5 minutes in length to deliver on day one, and a longer 10 minute one to deliver on day two. The topic of each presentation is entirely your choice, they may be work-related or personal. You are encouraged to prepare in advance any information that you will need for your presentation.
- Defining the purpose of your presentation
- Planning to meet the needs of your audience
- Applying a five-stage structure to enhance the flow of your presentation
- Considering the use of visual aids, media and technology
- Preparing to answer questions and objections from the audience
- Using storytelling techniques to engage your audience
- Channelling nerves to help you demonstrate confidence
- Positive language, body language, and appropriate gestures
- Projecting your voice to sound interested, enthusiastic and professional
- Practising your delivery, timing and flow
- Connecting, managing and interacting with your audience
- Top techniques for influence, credibility, interest and recall
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Bitesize Sessions
Available for delivery to groups and teams, our bite-size learning sessions are short bursts of knowledge covering the what, why, and how of a topic, and delivered at pace. Expert-led sessions can be delivered virtually, face-to-face, or you can choose a combination, and they can be run either standalone or up to three sessions in a day.
Presentation Skills
Course Code: VILT-PRES
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90-minute live session delivered virtually or in-person (Perfect for use as part of a blended learning programme)
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This is available for groups and teams
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Part of our Core Library
This 90-minute session will give you an overview of the key steps required when preparing to deliver an engaging and powerful presentation. You will apply the Rule of Three to ensure that your presentation has a memorable start and finish and that your audience remains engaged and focused on your key message. The session also covers how to incorporate storytelling and use visual aids to enhance, rather than detract from, your message.
This short session is suitable for anyone who is required to present at work and would like to build their confidence in knowing how to prepare and deliver a professional and successful presentation.
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
- Plan your presentation using a five-stage checklist
- Structure your presentation using the Rule of Three
- Incorporate relevant stories to make your presentation more powerful
- Use visual aids to maintain interest and enhance your message
Presenting Virtually
Course Code: VILT-PV
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90-minute live session delivered virtually or in-person (Perfect for use as part of a blended learning programme)
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This is available for groups and teams
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Part of our Core Library
Changes in the world of work and advancing technologies have made presenting in a virtual environment a must-have skill. Virtual presentations can often give you quick and easy access to a much broader audience than in-person presentations would, and when handled effectively virtual presentations are a great way for you to get your points across and influence others.
Perhaps you dislike presenting (or actively avoid it!), but if you develop the skillset to overcome technical hitches and engage your audience with confidence and professionalism, you will be able to communicate your ideas clearly, gain buy-in and support, and build your reputation and credibility.
Whether you are hosting an interview, presenting an idea in a virtual meeting, participating in an internal or external event, or speaking with clients over Teams, Zoom, Skype or WebEx, this course will help you to find your voice and make an impact – for the right reasons!
- Does virtual presenting make you feel anxious or nervous?
- Would you like to feel confident and composed when presenting virtually?
- Do you want to feel that you’re engaging and involving your audience, without losing control or momentum?
- Do you want to increase your professional visibility in a virtual world?
- Project your voice to sound interested, enthusiastic, and professional
- Overcome common linguistic habits that may prevent your audience from fully engaging with your message
- Make the most of online tools to interact with your virtual audience
- Pose questions that keep your audience engaged and stimulate their thinking
- Use your virtual presence to add a positive impact to your presentation
- Professionally address any technical issues that occur during your virtual presentation
- Set the “rules of engagement” so that your virtual presentation stays both interactive and on track
Online Learning
Our award-winning learning content library is expertly created, easy to consume, and visually engaging and it can be experienced through a range of modalities - Fluidbooks, videos, animations, podcasts, infographics, quizzes and more. Use our digital learning content to support on-demand or blended learning provision within your organisation. Hundreds of topics are available in multiple global languages.
Presentation Skills
Core content
- Presentation Skills Infographic
- Presentation Skills Animation
- Presentation Skills Fluidbook
- Presentation Skills Quiz
- Presentation Skills Thrive in Five
- Presentation Skills Scenario Cards
- Apply Your Learning Action Plan
Bonus Content - available in English only
- Presentation Skills Podcast
- Presentation Skills Thrive in Five 2
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Explore more about our contentBuild a customised programme
Use our building blocks approach to create a customised programme to suit your specific needs and context, at the pace you need.
Talk to us about what you want to achieve.
Step 1
Choose the core blocks you want (from our content library)
Step 2
Consider what blocks you want to customise (to make it your own)
Step 3
Review any additional technology and support services we can help you with (to bring the truly bring the learning experience to life)
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We’ll create the optimum journey for your learners
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To help achieve the pace and agility you need, we encourage you to make use of what we already have (our core library) and make it your own. There’s no need to ‘recreate the wheel’ - build from what we have ‘ready to go’ and then customise what you need to.
Choose from across our range of 100+ core topic areas.
Online self-study:
- Fluidbooks
- Infographics (standard and HTML)
- Thrive in Five
- Videos/animations
- Quizzes & assessments
- Podcasts
- Digital flip cards
- HTML microsites
- Digital adventures
- Applying what you have learned - action learning prompts/exercises
- All assets under a topic/collection
Live expert-led:
- Pre-built team experience (learning journey)
- Live workshops - virtual or in-person training (1 x half-day live session in a day; 2 x half-day live session in a day)
- Bitesize (1 x 90-min bite-size session in a day; 2 x 90-min bite-size session in a day; 3 x 90-min bite-size session in a day)
- Run-it-yourself
- Coaching – per hour (Follow-up; Learning programme; Transitioning together; Team effectiveness; Career coaching; Leadership & executive; Skills performance coaching)
- Group facilitation sessions (1 x 3hr in a day; 2 x 3hr in a day
- Leadership lab session (1 x 3hr in a day; 2 x 3hr in a day)
- Virtual delivery platform licence
Personalisation for live events:
- Add your logo
- Tailored
- Branded
- Fully customised
Bespoke content creation:
- Fluidbooks
- Infographics (standard and HTML)
- Thrive in Five
- Videos/animations
- Quizzes & assessments
- Podcasts with bespoke or your content
- Digital flip cards
- HTML microsites
- Digital adventures
- Digital badges/certificates
- Live expert-led bite-size or workshop session
Bespoke printed communication/learning assets:
- Handouts
- Z-cards
- Zappar AR for Z-card
- Action learning prompts/exercises
- Bespoke Hub annual subscription fee (per user)
- Hub implementation
- Subscription (open) hub
- Booker portal
- Delivery – Virtual or in-person facilitator; virtual producer
- Faculty management
- Delegate management
- Instructional design
- Specialist instructional design
- Learning journey curation
- Logistics support
- Project management
- Customer success management
- Branding & creative communication
- Graphic design
- Translations services
- Proofing/QA
- Data insights & engagement
- Consultancy
- Supplier management
- Managed Learning Services
Our approach
Successful learning programmes don’t just happen by accident: Our 4E learning journey model ensures maximum transformational power (and it’s informed by decades of adult learning best practices and proven real-life hybrid learning effectiveness).
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