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Effective
Presentations: Energy, Focus, Impact and Ease
If it scares you when you must speak before a group, of course you are
not alone. This is the workshop you've been looking for: a no-pressure,
easy way to make presentations fun. Discover the myths of public speaking
that create fear and anxiety in most speakers. Change your outlook on
making presentations, even if you are naturally shy. This unique approach
to public speaking will make you look like a pro and have more fun every
time you stand before a group - at work or ANYWHERE!
Participants will learn to:
- Conquer fear through the use of powerful focusing techniques.
- Project confidence and poise.
- Use body language and visualization effectively to release stress
and anxiety.
- Organize any material for maximum impact and audience retention.
- Identify trivial material to cut for conciseness.
- Use rhetorical questions to their advantage.
- Capture and keep an audience’s attention.
- Decide whether or not to use humor with four simple questions.
- Make the most of their individual vocal and speaking style.
- Handle questions confidently.
- Begin and end each presentation strategically.
- Use body language and gestures deliberately to emphasize important
points.
- Overcome fear–and turn it into energy–with simple, effective,
proven methods.
- Develop a dynamic opening and compelling closing.
- Proof visual aids with proven tips that will prevent embarrassing
errors.
- Illustrate points and connect with your audience with humor, stories
or examples.
Participants say:
Practical advice - instructor well-versed in topic
- beyond expert!
She made it easier than I thought it would be.
Gloria was terrific! She is a fantastic trainer!
She’s a 99!
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Writing
a Presentation for Maximum Impact
Writing a speech can be almost as intimidating and
overwhelming as delivering one. However, by learning to analyze your potential
audience and setting, to develop your objectives and to organize your
material according to a simple to follow structure -- writing your speech
can become easy and even enjoyable!
Participants will learn to:
- Develop a dynamic opening and compelling closing.
- Illustrate points and connect with your audience with humor, stories,
or examples.
- Structure your material for maximum impact.
- Proof visual aids with proven tips that will prevent embarrassing
errors.
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Writing a Presentation for Maximum Impact
Writing a speech can be almost as intimidating and overwhelming as delivering
one. However, by learning to analyze your potential audience and setting,
develop your objectives, and organize your material according to a simple
to follow structure - writing your speech can become easy and even enjoyable!
Participants will learn to:
- Develop a dynamic opening and compelling closing
- Illustrate points and connect with your audience with humor, stories,
or examples
- Structure your material for maximum impact
- Proof visual aids with proven tips that will prevent embarrassing
errors
Click
here for a printable version of Writing
a Presentation for Maximum Impact>>
If you are having trouble viewing the pdf's, click here to download a
copy of Acrobat Reader>>
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Professional
Development Articles
- Handling
an Antagonistic Audience
Even if you have overcome anxiety over speaking in front of
an audience, you may still be anxious about the possibility of
facing a hostile or confrontational audience member. It seems scary,
but is truly not difficult to handle. A few simple tips will allow
you to prepare for, or even prevent, this uncomfortable situation.
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