HOW TO MAKE EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

A one day interactive and intensive workshop for those wishing to acquire or consolidate skills in public speaking and presentations. Digital video will be used to aid critique

OBJECTIVES

By the end of the seminar, the participants will have learnt how to improve the standard of their presentations to internal departments, customers and the general public.

 

Why you should attend

You only get one chance to make a first impression. The course covers systematic and effective presentation of acts and ideas, making a case, public speaking, presentation of oral and visual material, with the use of CCTV for personal counselling.

Who should attend

Sales personnel, managers, supervisors and all those needing to present reports and make presentations, whether in-company or to customers and the general public.

Programme

  • Introduction and Seminar Objective

  • Presentation: Essential Skills

    Defining the Message
    How to Structure the Presentation
    Preparation
    Use of Words
    Controlling "Nerves"
    Body Language & Eye Contact
    Persuasive Skills
    Working the Audience
    Closing
    Handling Questions

  • Workshop:

    Delegates prepare a presentation and deliver it. This will be recorded. (5 minute Presentation per Delegate)

  • Lunch

    Buffet Lunch will be served, during which there will be a personal appointment system for playback of recordings and individual discussion.

  • Visual Aids & Handouts

    Computer Based Presentations - PowerPoint etc. Techniques and traps
    Use of Flipcharts
    Overhead Projection (OHP) & View foils
    Use of Colour
    Reveal Techniques
    "Viewability"
    35mm Slides
    Video
    "Props"
    Preparing Handouts
    Issuing Handouts

  • Workshop: Recording of Delegates' Second Presentations

    Delegates will give 5 minute presentations using the skills acquired during the seminar.

  • Playback of Second Presentations.

Books by Kingswell Consultants

Books on Service Management

Hiles, A. N. The Complete Guide to IT Service Level Agreements, Matching Service Quality to Business Needs.. ISBN 0-9641648-2-5 published by Rothstein Associates Inc.  The standard work on IT Service Level Agreements.

Hiles, A. N. E-Business Service Level Agreements: Strategies for ISPs, ASPs, *SPs and CLECS.  Published by Rothstein Associates Inc.  The first book to deal specifically with e-commerce Service Level Agreements.

Hiles, A. N. Service Level Agreements, Winning a Competitive Edge for Supply and Support Services.  ISBN 0-9641648-4-1published by Rothstein Associates Inc. This book applies Service Level Agreements to services other than IT. Real case studies and example SLAs are provided ranging from Human Resources, Logistics, through Training, Livestock Handling, Logistics and Field Service Engineering.

Hiles A.N. and Gunn, Dr. Y. Creating a Customer-Focused Help Desk: How to Win and Keep Your Customers. Published by Rothstein Associates Inc. ISBN 0-9641648-6-8 This book has the support of the Help Desk Institute www.helpdeskinst.com

Books on Business Continuity

Hiles A.N. Business Continuity Management: Best Practice. Published by Rothstein Associates Inc. ISBN 0-9641648-3-3.  This book explicitly covers all the ten areas of business continuity competence required for membership of the Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) and the Business Continuity Institute (BCI).

Hiles A.N. Enterprise Risk Assessment & Business Impact Analysis – Best Practices ISBN 1-931332-12-6 Published by Rothstein Associates Inc. Covers many techniques and methods of risk and impact assessment with detailed examples and checklists.

e-Publication. Kingswell books on Business Continuity, Service Level Agreements and  Help Desk Management will shortly be available by page download in conjunction with Rothstein Associates Inc and Books24x7.com.

New and updated books. Existing  books Business Continuity Management – Best Practice and IT Service Level Agreements have been extensively updated. See our products page or visit www.rothstein.com .

All the above books can be obtained from:

Rothstein Associates Inc.
4 Arapaho Road
Brookfield
Connecticut
0608-3104 USA

www.rothstein.com

e-mail pjr@rothstein.com

Telephone: USA: 1-888-ROTHSTEIN
Worldwide: +1 203 740 7400

Hiles A.N. Guide to Risk Management. Published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Hiles A.N. and Barnes, P. (Editor and main contributor) The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management, John Wiley & Sons, 1999, ISBN 0 471 98622 4.

Hiles, A.N. (contributor), Croner’s Purchasing and Supply Guide to I.T., 1994, ISBN 1 85524 271 0

Hiles, A.N. (contributor), Guide to Business Continuity Management, 1999, for the Confederation of British Industry by Caspian Publishing

Hiles A.N. (contributor) Business Continuity Management, 2000, Institute of Directors / Department of Trade & Industry.

 

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