Presenting with Conviction course

That presentation for the management team, the project team or a symposium: you want to stand there with confidence and really reach your audience. In this course you work on your story, your posture and your impact. So that your presentation sticks.

Description

In this course you will work on presentations that stick. You will explore where tension comes from and how to turn it into positive energy, so that you can stand in front of a group with confidence.

You learn how to make authentic contact with your audience and use your own qualities to really come across. You also get tools for building your story clearly: from a sparkling opening to a closing that sticks.

You go into verbal, non-verbal and paralinguistic communication in depth and discover how to attract your audience's attention and hold on to it. The effective use of visual aids is also covered.

The course is practice-oriented: you alternate theory with practising, reflecting and experimenting. On the second day you give a mini-presentation, for which you will need around three hours of preparation time.

Topics

During this course the following topics, among others, are covered:

• Preparing a presentation: what to take into account when preparing your presentation.
• Speaking engagingly: how to engage your audience, deliver a sparkling opening and close in a way that sticks.
• Nerves before and during a presentation: you will gain insight into the cause of tension and the extent to which it helps or hinders you.
• Turning tension into positive energy: tools and techniques for turning both physical and mental signs of tension into positive energy.
• Communication: how communication works and what you can take from that into your presentations.
• Verbal, non-verbal and paralinguistic communication: what you literally say, what your body does and how your voice sounds. And what effect that has on your audience.
• Purpose, structure and set-up: how to determine the aim of your presentation, arrive at the content and cast it in a logical form.
• Getting and holding attention: with which you capture your audience's attention and how to keep hold of it.
• Use of tools: which tools you choose, how they support your story and how you make sure everything runs smoothly.

Please bear in mind that you will spend about three hours preparing a mini-presentation, which you will deliver on the second day of the course.

Result

After this course you will present with confidence and enjoyment. You know how to determine the aim of your presentation and how to achieve that aim. You build up your story logically and give it a form that suits you and your audience. You capture your listeners' attention and know how to hold it. And you know how to engage your audience, whether you are presenting to the management team, a project team or a larger auditorium.

You will also recognise where your tension comes from and have techniques at your disposal to convert that tension into positive energy. You use your own qualities consciously, so that you come across as authentic and convincing.

Target audience

This course is particularly suitable for participants who have to speak in public for their work, want to improve their presentation techniques and want to stand in front of a group with confidence. Whether you are presenting to the management team, a project team, a symposium or via an online meeting: you learn how to bring your message across convincingly. Which aspects of presenting do you want to focus on?

Teaching method

During the course you alternate between concrete experience, experimenting with behaviour and techniques, reflecting and exploring theory. This means the programme suits different types of participants. There is plenty of action in the course, so that you actually experience the effect of new behaviour. That way you recognise what works and what does not.

We emphasise that you are responsible for your own development and take ownership of it. During the course we invite you to reflect continuously and make connections with your own practice. Our aim is to increase your insight and let you make the translation to your own situation yourself. That increases the chance of real behavioural change.

Prior knowledge

No specific prior knowledge is required for this course. Do you want to present with more self-confidence and conviction? Then you are welcome. An open attitude and a willingness to practise and look at yourself will help you most.

In-company

Would you like to organise this training for a whole group or several groups? This can be cost-effective. For example, we can tailor the content entirely to your organisation, and training a whole group is also cheaper.

Are you looking at large numbers of participants or a complete academy? That involves a great deal. Consider planning and communication, for example, or identifying and agreeing the objectives and content of the training. Or differences in level, feedback mechanisms and safeguarding. Fortunately, Learnit has extensive experience in this field (more than 25 years) and we are happy to help you through this process.

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Language

The training is given in Dutch as standard. The trainer has a good command of English. English-language course material can be used. With a minimum enrolment of 3 participants, the training can also be given entirely in English.