Effective Presentations

Course Outline

Duration: 1 Day

Description: Students learn how to determine realistic presentation objectives, analyze the audience, use supporting materials effectively, organize a presentation clearly, and successfully incorporate visual aids. Course activities also cover reducing the fear of speaking, remaining calm, appearing relaxed, and improving the delivery of your presentation. Finally, students learn how to assess the audience members and answer their questions, organize a persuasive presentation, and use reasoning and emotional appeals to persuade an audience.

Course Content:

Unit 1: Fundamentals of presentation

Topic A: Effective presentations

Topic B: Planning a presentation

Unit 2: Audience analysis and supporting material

Topic A: Audience analysis

Topic B: Supporting materials

Unit 3: Building presentations

Topic A: Build presentations

Topic B: Develop an introduction

Topic C: Organize the body of the presentation

Topic D: Effective conclusion

Unit 4: Presentation mechanics

Topic A: Visual aids

Topic B: Understand visual aids

Unit 5: Presentation process

Topic A: Extemporaneous speaking

Topic B: Preparation for speaking

Topic C: Deliver a presentation

Topic D: Nonverbal communication

Unit 6: Question-and-answer session

Topic A: Handle questions effectively

Topic B: Handle challenging questions

Unit 7: Fundamentals of persuasion

Topic A: Understand persuasion

Topic B: Organize a persuasive presentation

Topic C: Methods of persuasion