Cursus Presenteren met overtuiging in Utrecht

The course is suitable for anyone who regularly speaks in public for their work and wants to feel more confident in front of a group. Think of professionals presenting to a management team, a project team or at a symposium. No prior knowledge is required: you learn to improve your presentation technique, turn nerves into positive energy and engage your audience with a clear story.

During the course you learn where your tension comes from and how to turn it into positive energy. You are given concrete tools and techniques to tackle both physical and mental signs of tension. A healthy dose of tension keeps you sharp; too much tension blocks you. You discover your personal balance and practise techniques that you can apply directly before and during a presentation.

This course covers, among other things, preparing a presentation, speaking engagingly, determining your aim and structure, and using verbal, non-verbal and paralinguistic communication. You also learn how to attract and hold your audience's attention and how to use aids effectively. On day two you give a mini-presentation of your own, which you prepare beforehand in around three hours.

Yes, after completing the Presenting with Conviction course you will receive a certificate of attendance from Learnit. This certificate confirms that you have successfully completed the classroom course. You can add it to your LinkedIn profile or CV to demonstrate your presentation skills to your employer or clients.

The Presenting with Conviction course consists of two classroom training days in which you alternate between experiencing, experimenting, reflecting and theory. You practise presentation techniques actively, receive feedback and work on your own learning objectives. On the second day you give a mini-presentation, for which you should set aside around three hours of preparation time in advance.

The main difference lies in the hands-on practice and immediate feedback. Presenting with Conviction is a classroom course in which you actually stand in front of a group and demonstrate your behaviour. On the second day you give a mini-presentation, for which you should allow around three hours of preparation. You receive feedback from the trainer and from fellow participants on your verbal, non-verbal and paralinguistic communication. That is not possible in an online course, where you mainly pick up theory and tips without anyone seeing your posture, voice or nerves. An online course is suitable if you want to expand your knowledge. Classroom training works better if you really want to change your behaviour, learn to turn your tension around and experience how you come across to an audience.

The classroom course Presenting with Conviction is suitable if you want to practise in front of a real audience. On day two you give a mini-presentation that you prepare for about three hours, and you receive feedback from both the trainer and fellow participants. That group dynamic provides recognition and a variety of examples that you miss in a one-to-one programme. An individual coach is a better choice if you want to prepare for a very specific situation, for example a high-stakes keynote or pitch, or if you would rather not practise in front of people you don't know. Not sure? During the intake beforehand your learning objectives are mapped out, so that the programme is tailored to them.

In addition to the two classroom days, you will spend around three hours preparing a mini presentation. You will deliver this mini presentation on the second day of the course, and it is an important opportunity to apply the theory from day one straight away. There is no other compulsory homework or e-learning beforehand. There is, however, an individual intake before the course, in which your learning objectives are identified. So allow for around 16 hours of classroom training plus approximately 3 hours of your own preparation time. If you really want to see results in practice, it helps to deliberately seek out opportunities to present at work after the course. The course gives you the framework and the tools; repetition in practice makes the behaviour stick.