Basic Presentation Skills Recap

• Attributes of Effective Presentations
• Why Most Presentations Fail?
• The Presentation Iceberg: Planning, Researching and Filtering
• The Clicker Culture: How to Ensure your Audience Sees the WHOLE Presentation
• The Anatomy of a Presentation: From Opening To Close
• Venue Preparation
• Seating and Layout

Making an Impact

• Creating an Impressive First Impression
• Projecting Confidence and Credibility
• Factors and Types of Credibility
• How to O.P.E.N. U.P.
• Anchoring your Purpose and Central Idea
• Using your Voice Effectively and Efficiently

Presentations Styles

• The 4 Most Used Styles: Advantages and Disadvantages
• Specifying Purpose and Objective
• Creating Powerful Openers and Closings
• Using AIDA to Plan an Effective Presentation

The Importance of Language

• The Importance of Choosing the Right Words
• Using Language Accurately and Clearly
• Using Language Vividly and Appropriately
• Building and Enhancing Credibility through Language
• Key Point Sequence

Use of Visual Aids

• The Various Types of Visual Aids
• Guidelines for Preparing and Presenting with Visual Aids
• When and How to Use Visual Aids

Empowering Your Presentations with PowerPoint

• The Pluses and Minuses of PowerPoint
• Planning to Use PowerPoint
• Getting Started in PowerPoint
• Elements of PowerPoint Slides
• Delivering your Presentation with PowerPoint
• The Costly Practices of Bad PowerPoint

The Moment of Truth...Presenting

• Presentations of Participants
• Feedback and Critique