Essential Presentation Skills Workbook Trainer: Eileen Browne - PDF document

Essential Presentation Skills Workbook Trainer: Eileen Browne Training Consultant, DSC Your Name:

Welcome to ‘Essential Presentation Skills’. This workbook is for your personal use. You will be asked to complete some sections during the training. You can add notes or complete sections after your training to consolidate your learning. As you go through the day you can capture any key actions that you want to implement after the training on Page 4. There is also an action planning page at the back of the workbook which you will be asked to complete at the end of the course. Learning Outcomes By the end of the session, participants will have • Identified essential tips to structure a presentation, whether impromptu or prepared • Explored and practiced techniques used to help them deliver a talk • Discussed how to handle the nerves and keep their audience’s attention • Received feedback from tutor and peers to build on and improve their skills • Identified areas for improvement and action to take Content • Impromptu speech • Prepared speech • Content of your speech: objectives, preparation, structure and delivery • Other elements to take into account when giving a speech/presentation: timing, nerves, body language, rapport with audience, visuals, practice, listening to your audience … Methodology A blend of trainer input, reflection, discussion, exercises, games and practice and feedback Timings 09:45 Registration and Coffee 10:00 Course starts 16:30 Course Finishes EB/PresentationSkills 2

My Personal Learning Objectives What do I want to be able to do as a result of this learning? What knowledge and experience do I already have? What will I gain from developing these new skills? EB/PresentationSkills 3

Action Planning What? By When? EB/PresentationSkills 4

Planning Presentations - WWWWWH WHY (and a bit of what) WHERE WHO WHEN EB/PresentationSkills 5

WHAT AND HOW EB/PresentationSkills 6

Defining Outcomes for Presentations Consider the presentations you give in your role and practice writing some SMART outcomes for them. This will help you to decide on the content and structure as well as measure impact afterwards. Write one outcome for your 5 minute presentation this afternoon Presentation SMART Outcome EB/PresentationSkills 7

What Do Great Presenters Do? (that I can use!) Useful tips I heard to improve my presentations. WORDS & VISUALS, PROPS, OTHER LANGUAGE SUPPORTS STUFF Notes: EB/PresentationSkills 8

Managing Nerves What makes you nervous about presenting? What can you do to help overcome your nerves? EB/PresentationSkills 9

Reflections on Your Own Presentation What worked well? What do you need to work on? EB/PresentationSkills 10

Moving Forward and Action Planning From this course I have learned…… • • • As a result of this course I will …….. STOP – START - CONTINUE • • • Things I will discuss with my Manager/others to support my development are …. • • • The next opportunity I will have to present is ….. EB/PresentationSkills 11