Getting the best from the course
  • Welcome to the course
  • Maximize your value and do what you know.
  • Creating the best practice potential
The core presentation principles that deliver success
  • Three key principles that most presenters ignore.
Preparation done well significantly increases the probability of success.
  • Preparation that saves you time and heartache later
  • The Twitter Challenge
  • Three key questions that will transform how you prepare your presentations
  • Tools that make planning your presentation easier and ultimately save you time
Building confidence, managing nerves
  • Activity: Nervous presenters give the game away
  • Nervous tells
  • Tips for managing your nerves
  • Practice, Practice, Practice
First review quiz
  • Review questions
Using posture and movement to support your key messages
  • Getting it together - why it's critical that voice and body say the same thing
  • Activity: Identifying posture and movement do's and don'ts
  • The most powerful stance and positive movements
  • Making the most of positive gestures and avoiding common traps
  • Using eye contact to build rapport and engage with your audience personally.
  • Do's and don'ts review
Your voice is your most important presentation asset when used well.
  • Vocal warm ups - preparing your voice for action.
  • Using your voice to make connections with your audience and bring topics to life
  • Exercise - The Perfect Voice
  • Activities to practice your vocal techniques
Activity: Learning Review
  • Learning Review
Creating audience interest and capturing attention for memorable presentations.
  • The key to SUCCESS: Miss these at your peril
  • Simplicity is hard to achieve, but adds huge benefits for your audience
  • Something unexpected helps - and may not be what you think.
  • Concrete - finding ways to make it real for your audience.
  • How to let your audience know you are credible in your subject.
  • Without an emotional connection your presentation will fail.
  • Everyone needs and loves stories to really understand your message.
  • SUCCESS summary
  • Activity: 2015 World Championship of Public Speaking
  • Exercise to apply the SUCCESS elements
Second review quiz
  • Review questions
How to get the best from your visuals and avoid death by PowerPoint.
  • Simple techniques to get the best from your visuals and really engage people.
  • How to visualize your data - a fantastic example
  • Bring a slide to life
  • Flip charts and Whiteboards: it is not all about technology.
Opening and closing with impact
  • Clear strategies for opening and closing with the maximum impact.
Presentation Structures: Do they matter?
  • Presentation Structures
Dealing with questions
  • Dealing with questions effectively.
Final review quiz
  • Quiz 3
Presentation Pitfalls
  • Presentation Pitfalls
Presentation Checklist
  • Presentation Checklist
Finally - be yourself
  • Authenticity: why it's important
Final Presentation Challenge
  • Final Presentation Challenge
Copy of slides
  • Copy of slides
Making a presentation on camera - a personal case study
  • Personal Case Study Part 1
  • Personal Case Study Part 2
Giving business presentations in a virtual world
  • Virtual Business Presentations - Pt 1
  • Virtual Business Presentations - Pt 2
  • Virtual Business Presentations - Pt 3
  • Virtual Business Presentations Q&A
You've made it. Congratulations! and Thank You.
  • Congratulations!
  • What about my certificate?
  • Bonus Lecture