Services

Services

• Coaching
  • Personal Coaching
  • Executive Coaching
  • Interview Skills Coaching
  • The Sphere of Life Exercise
• Training
  • Staff Motivation
  • Presentation Skills
  • Time Management
  • Leadership
  • Other Training
• Speaking

Presentation Skills

Effective presentations are engaging, well-structured, concise and most importantly persuasive. Effective presenters are poised, professional and have presence. These are the skills and techniques that are at the heart of my presentation skills training.

Presentations are only ever a means to an end – securing a new contract, making a sale, obtaining ‘buy-in,’ boosting staff morale, leading others through change.

The best presenters are the best of themselves. They tap into their strengths, communicate congruently and can positively influence audiences in an easy and elegant way.

Nervousness at the top of the room and a lack of confidence or self-belief are issues that I tackle head on during this training because you will never get an audience to believe what you are saying unless you believe in yourself.

3 Quick Presentation Skills Tips

1. Keep it Simple

Remember, 1 slide for every three minutes you are speaking and no more than 5or 6 bullet points per slide. If possible bring each bullet point up separately, so the audience is not reading ahead, but focused on what you are saying.

2. What is your core message

An audience is unlikely to remember more than 3 or 4 key points, so you need to clearly know your 3 or 4 key messages. Also ensure the audience knows what is expected of them, particularly if you are seeking decisions from them.

3. Know that the audience wants you to succeed

All audiences want presenters to be interesting, informative and ‘entertaining.’ They want you to be comfortable at the top of the room. Your nerves will diminish when you focus on the audience not on how you are feeling!