City & Guilds 7331 Andy Percival delivers this course on the behalf of Pivotal Performance on selected dates throughout the year more

Testimonials Thank you for a great day. It was a great confidence builder. It was amazing to see the difference John Chisholm more Andy kept me interested and motivated all day, excellent course. Antony Haynes more

What we don't do on our Presentation Skills Workshops, We don't

• Turn you into actors.
• Bombard you with irrelevant theories and out of date techniques.
• Force you to go against your natural style.
• Embarrass you in front of other delegates.
• Set unrealistic and irrelevant objectives
• Give false and unhelpful feedback

The True You! (Forget the books for a moment)

Dealing with common fears

• Replace the negative
• False Evidence Appearing Real
• Dealing with nerves and why we have them
• Good & bad habits
• Be aware of any distracting mannerisms
• Think before you speak
• Avoid apologising
• Reading from notes
• Look the part
• Body language and gestures
• Body language - some simple rules
• Preparing to Speak

Improving and controlling your voice

• Audibility
• Pace
• Pitch
• Tone
• Intonation
• Clarity
• Speaking with confidence
• Adopt a positive approach

The Sleeping Audience

• Questioning techniques
• Types of questions
• Closed questions
• Open questions
• Responding to questions
• Redirecting Questions
• Dealing with difficult situations

Planning the Presentation

• Presentation Prep Checklist
• Presentation Objectives Checklist
• Presentation Planning Checklist
• Aims and Objectives
• Making a strong opening with impact
• A strong opening
• Selecting key points
• Breakdown
• The Rule of Three 3 III
• The use of stories and humour
• Clap traps
• Closing effectively

The use of presentation equipment

• The Flip Chart
• The Dry-wipe board
• The PowerPoint sleeping pill
• The overhead projector
• Visual aids and props

Writing the Presentation

• Confidence Cue Cards Won't Let You Down
• Session Plans