Presentation Skills
Presentation skills form a major part of what we do. The
area splits into:
We work at developing skills in three distinct areas:
Delivery,
Content and Questions
Delivery:
This is all about performance. It includes
speaker’s dynamism, perceptions of competence, credibility
clarity and persuasiveness. Often it is about trust and a
perception of how a relationship might develop. Physical
delivery centres on a number of key areas. These include:
Pace, pausing, body language, eye contact, expression,
articulation, and specific techniques such as use of notes
Our aim is to really raise standards significantly using a script,
notes, PowerPoint and ad-lib.
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Content or message:
We apply well thought through out ideas on how to make
messages more memorable, more persuasive and of more direct
benefit to the listener. A valid test of success is when the listener can retell the
presenter’s key points to a third party after the event.
We look at:
- Structure
- Establishing key points and making them stick in
peoples minds
- Ensuring key points are seen as relevant and of
benefit
- Dealing with complexity
- Addressing an audience with different levels of
knowledge
- Using verbal imagery to describe abstract subjects
- Using PowerPoint as your servant or even not using
it
- Starts and finishes of presentations
- Using of Anglo Saxon as opposed to Latin based
language
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Handling Questions
Preparing for a question session
Giving constructive and helpful answers
Dealing with tough and hostile questions
Using questions as an opportunity to make a point
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