Essential Practical Info

Monday, Wednesday and Friday - Mornings 9h30-12h30

on March 15th, 17th and 19th 2021.

9 hours of Training delivered online (Zoom) in 3 sessions of 3 hours. 

We will have exercises and participate in small groups no more than 8 participants. 

The confirmation of the workshop is contingent on a minimum of 3 participants. 

Recording available for 6 months.

Objective 

The stated objective jumps at you right in the title !

Learn to speak so people don’t check their e-mail while you are giving your presentation.  Learn to speak so that people not just politely listen, but really listen.  Learn the methods and techniques  required to ensure you connect with your audience and land your messages with impact.  

Engaging presenters get to

• promote their ideas

• grow their influence and

• advance  their career.  

Effective communication is therefore an indispensable skillset to make a difference in the world.  

This course with be a springboard from which to embark on an exciting journey to become the most effective public speaker you can be.  

This is public-speaking workshop specifically aimed at presenting in a board-like meetings: a semi-formal meeting with an audience of 4 -10 people.

Be it in a Steering Committee, an Executive Committee or at a Board meeting, certain situations require that a technical subject-matter expert be invited to shed light on specific concerns. Presenters who don’t have much experience with such a setting, may get bogged down in details, run over time and miss their opportunity to get across a critically important message.  This Workshop will give participants a chance learn how to best prepare for this kind of exercise, to be compelling and persuasive. This is also a helpful overview for any public speaking performance. 

- Learn how to develop a strategy for each presentation to achieve your desired outcome

- Learn how to develop a compelling message that is fit for purpose; Learn how to speak so everyone listens

- Learn to deliver your message for maximum effect, they way you intended, every time. 

- Learn the principles of persuasion so that you may press key pressure points in your next presentation

- Develop your reputation and influence within your organisation  

Content

FIND YOUR MESSAGE

Understand the factors at play when defining your strategic message - a message that serves your purpose. Techniques in mind mapping and ideation.

DEVELOP YOUR MESSAGE

methods and techniques to make your message irresistible to your audience: opening, closing, structuring, language that sticks

MASTER YOUR DELIVERY

Understand and put to use Non-Verbal Communication, find the optimal delivery that suits your purpose and learn the technique that will ensure you deliver exactly the way planned to. This includes body language and voice. We will also cover the unique challenges of communication in a pandemic - that is in the context of virtual video meetings.

ACE YOUR SLIDES

Understand that visual experience can enhance your message and is at play in your audience's subconscious.

COMMUNICATE THROUGH A SCREEN

Remote working has become an established norm for conducting business. Going forward, we will be communicating and presenting our ideas through a screen more than ever before. We will teach you how to set yourself up for success in front of a web-cam too.

Teaching Methods

We will mix both theory and practice. 

Participants will learn by putting into practice what they've learned, but also by giving feedback to others. 

Target Level

All Levels

Handouts

Participants will receive supporting materials (PDFs) for their records. 

Comment about Duration

3 x 3h sessions on 3 different days.  (there will be a break)