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. |
Thank you very much for your presentation to our national management team. We were so fortunate to tap into your vast knowledge and expertise. We will definitely be back to talk tools and approaches.