Course Outline: Delivering Excellent Presentations

Day 1, First Session

In this session, participants learn presentation basics, such as voice projection and speaking at the correct speed, tone and volume. Participants will then deliver their first practice presentation. Finally, the trainer will demonstrate how ChatGPT can be used to generate ideas, language and concepts to improve a presentation.

• Presentation basics: voice control and projection
• Enhancing a presentation with AI
• Short Presentation 1 and feedback

Day 1, Second Session

Participants will explore ways to make a presentation more interesting with a focus on impactful language. Participants will then learn vocal techniques such as sentence stress and 'spoken punctuation' to improve their enunciation and emphasis. In this session, they will also analyse a TED talk to see what lessons they can take away from it.

• Maintaining the correct energy level
• Applying "spoken punctuation" and emphasis to strengthen points
• Chunking information for improved delivery
• Analysing speaking styles and applying lessons learnt
• Ways to make a presentation more engaging

Day 1, Third Session

In the third session, participants will explore positive and negative body language. We will also answer the question, 'Why do people get nervous when presenting?' and explore ways to negate nervousness.

• Identifying positive and negative body language
• Understand and deal with nerves
• Understanding audience reactions
• Owning the room
• How to rehearse

Day 1, Fourth Session

For the final part of Day 1, participants will deliver their second practice presentation - a narrative presentation. They will receive feedback from the trainer and their peers.

• Storytelling and enecdotes
• Narrative presentation format
• Practice presentation 2 and feedback

Day 2, First Session

In the first session of Day 2, participants learn how to structure various types of presentations, including pitches, persuasive talks and product demonstrations. They will learn how to put together an introduction for a short or longer talk and how to conclude a talk with a call to action. We will also cover speaking from notes and establishing authority at the beginning of a talk.

• Various ways to structure a presentation
• Structure a pitch to focus on benefits and call to action
• Structuring an effective intro
• Establishing authority
• Signposting
• Ending the presentation with a call to action
• Using notes effectively

Day 2, Second Session

The session will begin with the third practice presentation - a pitch or product demonstration. As before, they will get constructive feedback from the trainer and their peers. We will then look at a wide range of persuasive techniques that can be employed in a talk, and analyse a TED talk to see examples.

• Persuaders: building a persuasive argument
• Strengthening an argument with positive and strong language
• Analysing TED examples
• Practice presentation 3 and feedback

Day 2, Third Session

In the third session, participants will explore tips and tricks to enhance a PowerPoint slide deck, looking at good and bad examples. They will also examine the best ways to present information in graphical or chart format. They will then have some time to prepare their slides for the final presentation.

• DO's and Dont's of slide design
• Graphic design tips for slides - colours, fonts, image types and placement
• Characteristics of modern slide design
• Powerpoint tips and tricks

Day 2, Fourth Session

For the final part of Day 2, participants will deliver their final practice presentation - a persuasive talk. They will receive feedback from the trainer and their peers.

• Guidance and coaching on final presentation and slides
• Final presentation and feedback