Why should you attend?
Delivering information in a clear and effective manner when giving speeches and presentations can be a challenge. And it’s a challenge an increasing number of professionals must meet as information overload forces more and more reliance on oral information transmission.
If you need to make a professional, competent and compelling impression before an audience – whether speaking at conferences, at events as part of outreach activities, addressing stakeholder organizations and conducting consultations or presenting to working groups and committees – this course is for you. This course will:
- Help you develop a strong voice and physical presence;
- Give you the tools you need to make a professional impact on your audience; and
- Ensure you get your messages and ideas across.
What will you learn?
- How to connect with your audience.
- Techniques that will help you project your voice effectively to your audience.
- How to create and maintain a physical presence while delivering your core messages.
- Other specific public speaking and related techniques.
Each participant will have ample opportunities to practice speaking and receive feedback in an open and creative environment.
What will you take away?
- Exercise hand-outs
- Participant workbook
Professional competencies
- Engagement: Working effectively with people, organizations and partners
Sample Agenda
| Activity |
|---|
| Introductions and Workshop Overview |
| Your Voice as Part of your Public Speaking Image: Self-Evaluation and Discussion How do you perceive your voice, physical presence and overall public speaking skills? How do you think others perceive you as a speaker? Addressing challenges. |
| Dealing with the Essentials: The Indispensable Components of Public Speaking Define your audience – who are you speaking to and why; what is the context/occasion; what are you trying to deliver, i.e. what are your key messages and ideas; and – what results are you hoping to achieve – to inform? persuade? move to action?; organizing/structuring your remarks. |
| Exercise Participants take the floor and make a short a short presentation about themselves and their work, followed by instructor feedback. |
| BREAK |
| Dynamics of the Voice: Making your Voice your Ally Introduction to the dynamics of the voice; exercises for focus, projection and overall vocal strength. |
| LUNCH |
| Making an Impact and Captivating your Audience How to stay focused and connected to one’s message and intent. How to maintain a strong physical presence. What constitutes a powerful and authentic voice and presentation style; the importance of enthusiasm. Exercise: Participants take the floor and make a presentation followed by instructor feedback. |
| BREAK |
| How to Win your Audience Reaching and keeping your audience – Developing a unique and authentic presentation style. Examples from famous speeches, theatre, etc. |
| Wrap-up and Evaluation Participants will complete a short evaluation. |
Several people made a point of telling me how well the presentation went, how useful it was to them and how well I did, leading the presentation. I frankly owe these kudos to you and an excellent training session. This was, in fact, the first time I have ever delivered a presentation in such formal circumstances. My ability to perform (without nerves!) in front of a high-powered group was entirely due to the learning I received from you at the “Effective Oral Briefings and Presentations to Senior Officials” session in March (2014). So thanks, Josef!