Presentation Skills

Presentation Skills

Strong presentation skills have always been important in leadership roles, but now more than ever, they are critical to career success.  You’ve sat through hundreds of boring, flat PowerPoint presentations. Are the people giving those lackluster presentations the ones with blazing hot careers? The business world today is more competitive than ever, and it is no longer enough to simply have the skills to do your job effectively.  The ability to say what you want, to whom you want is a vital skill set. Leadership Coaching & Consulting can help you develop the skills to do more than just deliver information.

We can teach to connect with your audience so they can absorb your message.  You will learn not only to educate, motivate, and influence, but you will also learn to move your audience into action.

Presentation Skills Development Program

Our Presentation Skills Development Program is a unique in that it is delivered over a period of time.  It incorporates several learning modes to ensure that skills are effectively developed. Note that this is called a “Skills Development Program”.  This is not a one-time training class that overwhelms participants with two days worth of new information, then leaves them to fend for themselves. It begins with a Communication Style Assessment using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® and an interactive workshop on Creating and Delivering Effective Presentations.  The workshop is followed up with one-on-one coaching sessions and several opportunities to create and practice delivering presentations.

Each practice run is video-recorded and followed up with an instructor led peer review. During the presentation skills development program, we create a challenging, yet supportive environment in which participants:

• Experience interactive training and discussions
• Have multiple practice opportunities
• Receive individual coaching
• Engage in powerful exercises throughout the course
• Receive feedback from instructors, coaches, and peers
• Are given digital video-recordings of each practice session
  

Participants learn to:

• Create and deliver engaging and powerful presentations
• Overcome nervousness
• Demonstrate confidence
• Manage their body language and eye contact
• Connect with their audience and adjust their presentation as needed
• Use humor and stories to keep their audience engaged
• Use variety in their style to impact different types of learners
• Facilitate Q&A sessions
• Incorporate the use of visual aids

Presentation Skills Coaching

For those who want to develop their speaking skills in a one-on-one setting, Leadership Coaching & Consulting also offers Presentation Skills Individual Coaching. Individual Coaching begins with a Communication Style Assessment using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® and a practice presentation to assess your skill level.

You will receive honest, constructive feedback, and we will work together to create a plan for your success.  We then begin to execute that plan in a safe, one-on-one environment. Everyone is unique, therefore, Individual Coaching Sessions are tailored specifically to address your individual needs.  We work with your individual strengths and personality to create a presentation style that is natural and authentic.

You will learn to:

• Create and deliver engaging and powerful presentation.
• Minimize nervousness
• Show confidence
• Use body language and eye contact
• Connect with your audience and adjust your presentation as needed.
• Use humor and stories to keep your audience engaged
• Vary your style to impact different types of learners
• Facilitate Q&A sessions
• Incorporate the use of visual aids

Event Preparation for Speakers

In addition to our Presentation Skills Program, and Presentation Skills Individual Coaching, we offer Event Preparation Support for Speakers.

Whether you are preparing to deliver a keynote address or to present at a sales or board meeting, we offer personalized individual support in preparing for the event. We can work with you to create your presentation from the ground-up.  Or we can take your existing presentation, review it, and make it better.

Not only will we work with you on content, but on structure, style, visual aids, and delivery. Your presentation leaves an impression – either a good one or a bad one.  And you don’t get a second chance if the impression is not a good one.