Presenting with Impact

Learning Outcomes

Speak and write with confidence and conviction.
Deliver credible messages that audiences pay attention to.
Know what influences different groups of individuals.
Understand the way colleagues and oneself operates.
Use voice, face, and body to strengthen and support the substance of your message.
Articulate clear and concise messaging for presentations, meetings, and conference calls.

Discourse

The ability to influence others when speaking and writing is vital in business. With a recent study showing a reduction in attention span of individuals, it is essential that clear and concise communication is consistently delivered. Whether one is speaking to one person or to a large audience, it is imperative that the speaker is equipped with the skills that propel audience members to take action. After this course, participants will understand how to read and adjust to audience’s responses. While style is important for a good communicator, substance and authenticity are even more crucial. Great communicators speak and write credibly, and have something meaningful to say.

Program Overview

Body Language

How body language is the gateway to audiences accessing content
Using your voice effectively in person and on conference calls to show credibility on topics
Avoiding disfluencies such as “um’ “you know”, and “like”
What to do with body language, hands, eyes, facial expression and posture

Practice Behaviors

Groups practice behaviors learned by using their own content and implement strategies throughout the session
Each person will be video recorded 2-3 times with feedback

Crafting Your Message

Grabbing your audience’s attention in the first 10 seconds. What’s in it for them?
Having a “hook statement” that pulls people in
Using the Diamond Flow to deliver the message
Crafting an influential message, which audiences take action on

Appearance

Understanding how appearance makes a difference in communication
Attention and distractions based on clothing

Hostile Audience & Difficult Questions

How to start a Q&A session
The “Do’s & Don’ts” of a Q&A sessions
Ending the Q&A on a high note

PACE® Color Palette

Understand the color assessment tool
Dramatically enhance communication in the workplace
Understand your personal and everyday life by utilizing a fun, non-threatening, easily adaptable tool
Influence teams and individuals by identifying patterns

Using Power Point in Presentations

How presenters should not view Power Point as their only option for setting a meeting
Creating your own unique slides not templates
Avoid pervasive bullet-point lists and abbreviations that negatively influence the use of language and accuracy of information

Next Steps After Training

A Prescriptive plan for next steps of improvement
How to integrate 3 steps into daily business life
Making behavior patterns stick