Course Outline: Mastering Management Presentations
Essential Boardroom & Committee Presentation Skills for Senior Executives
Duration: Two Days
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
- Deliver confident presentations in high-stakes environments (senior management, boardroom, committees)
- Communicate complex ideas clearly and persuasively under pressure of time.
- Structure presentations for maximum clarity and impact.
- Use voice, body language, and storytelling to enhance authority and connection.
- Navigate challenging questions and high-pressure discussions with composure.
- Create visual aids that support and clarify the message.
- Deliver confident impromptu responses and short summaries.
Course Outline
Day 1: Foundations of Stategic Presentations
Morning Session 1: High Impact Presentation Basics
- Speaking with authority: voice projection, pacing, tone, and modulation.
- Executive presence: posture, eye contact, and purposeful movement.
- Using positive and strong language
- Taking the stage: initial short presentation with feedback.
Morning Session 2: Structuring a High-Impact Management Presentation
In the second session, we will look at non-verbal skills such as body language and tone of voice. We will see how to use a friendlier approach in both emails and face-to-face interactions. Finally, participants will practice responding effectively to both email and face-to-face enquiries.
- Conveying a technical message to a non-technical audience
- The "Reverse Pyramid" method for boardroom clarity.
- Signposting and chunking complex ideas.
- What is a data-rich presentation?
Afternoon Session 1: Delivery, Storytelling and Slide Deck Design
- Delivery practice
- Slide design for strategic impact: clarity over clutter.
- Storytelling with business metrics.
Afternoon Session 2: Mock Boardroom Delivery Practice
- 10-minute case presentation
- Peer and trainer feedback on structure, clarity, and delivery
Day 2 - Handling Pressure & Boardroom Dynamics
Morning Session 1: Time Management and Rehearsal
- Time management techniques for short presentations
- Using an AI coach to improve time, tone and clarity.
Morning Session 2: Handling Pushback, Questions, and Interrogations
- Why committees ask tough questions - and how to respond.
- Buying time
- The "PREP" model: Structuring answers under pressure.
- Techniques for de-escalation and reframing.
- Practice: Responding to hostile or skeptical questions.
Afternoon Session 1: Impromptu Speaking and Crisis Moments
- Building and projecting composure and credibility on the spot.
- Delivering elevator pitches and snap summaries.
- Impromptu Speaking Drill
Afternoon Session 2: Mock Boardroom Delivery Practice
- Each participant delivers a 10-minute formal board presentation followed by a 5-minute Q&A session.
- Feedback on message clarity, tone, persuasion, and handling of questions.
- Personal improvement planning and final coaching tips.
