Presentation and Teaching Skills Course

Course Purpose
The Presentation Skills course is designed to help students achieve their specific needs in developing and delivering effective presentations or teaching skills that are balanced, organized and understandable.

This course can be offered as a 2-day or 3-day training period (3-days is recommended for the additional “hands-on” or skills practice time).

Why attend this course
This course will help develop skills that will prepare you to:

• Deliver technical or non-technical information so that the audience can follow what is presented
• Deliver sales and marketing presentations
• Handle nervousness and anxiety so that they do not interfere with the effectiveness of the message to be delivered
• Organize and prepare presentations
• Become an effective communicator

You will learn and practice these valuable skills

• How to utilize your strengths
• Maximize prep time
• Use tools to enhance the clarity and impact of your message
• Develop a vocal presence
• Avoid distracters
• Develop a formula for success

Course Cost
Contact Training ETC for pricing
MikeRidd@msn.com
or
Training ETC
6619 132nd Ave. NE, PMB 239
Kirkland, WA 98033-8627
Phone: (425) 861-0512

• Balanced communications
• Presentation guidelines: three relationships
• The process
• Presentation disciplines overview
• Steps in effective communication

• Presentation purposes
• Presentation types
• Setting goals
• Determine the audience needs
• Why people attend
• Strategies for defining your audience

• Symptoms
• Good news and bad news
• Controlling nervousness
• Basic facility checks to reduce anxiety
• Reducing nervousness and anxiety
• The first two minutes first aid

• The tell’em rule
• KISS
• Presentation design events list
• Defining goals and objectives
• The opening
• The close
• The body
• Outlining
• Choosing an idea for the presentation
• Designing visual aids
• Communication and recall
• Creating presenter notes
• Coordinating multimedia and logistics
• Practice

• Nonverbal and verbal communications
• Use of space
• Body language
  • Posture
  • Movement
  • Eye contact
  • Gestures
  • Facial expression
  • Physical appearance
• Voice quality
• Handling questions
• How to deal with a hostile audience

• Detractors
• Seven deadly sins
• Adding some spice
• Some final tips

Mike has trained many industry personnel to become effective presenters and teachers. In addition, he has trained teachers on the use of technology in the classroom to enhance their lessons.