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Date Location Duration Cost
06 Jul 2012 (Fri) Washington 1 £ 255
All prices exclude VAT

Private:

This outline is available as a private course. Please contact us to arrange this course at a venue and date of your choice.
Private courses can be held at your site or one of our training venues, and can be customised to fit your requirements.

You can choose to have a private course based on an existing outline or you can choose the most applicable lessons from a number of different outlines and consolidate them into one course.

We can also write bespoke courses to fit your specific requirements, whether you require training on a standard application or a bespoke inhouse system.

Please contact us to discuss this further on 0191 377 8377.

Course Overview

This is a highly practical course for anyone wanting to improve their public speaking skills. The course covers all aspects of public speaking and includes video playback to help review and improve performance.

Prerequisites

Objectives

Course Content

Introduction

    When do you use your skills?
    Why are they important?

The purpose of the presentation

    Isolating the message
    Who is the audience
    Expectations of the audience

Structuring the story

    Developing a theme
    Logical format: a beginning, a middle, an end

The content

    Making it relevant to the audience
    Collating information
    Using everyday language
    Written versus spoken word
    Writing it down; how to make notes
    Brevity is the soul of wit

Technological

    The options
    Deciding on and using visual aids
    Computer generated graphics
    35mm slides
    Films
    Overhead and back projection
    Television monitors
    Sound aids fixed and radio microphones

The three P's

    Prepare practise perform

Vocal skills

    Breathing and relaxation
    Pitch, tone, pace and rhythm
    Emphasising key words
    Clear articulation
    Being expressive
    Avoiding 'difficult' words

The delivery

    A good, high impact opening line
    Overcoming nerves and anxiety
    Building confidence
    Projecting confidence and enthusiasm
    Being motivational
    Repetition for impact
    Talking to the audience on an individual basis
    The importance of the 'pause'
    Use of humour
    Using hands and eyes
    Being assertive and straightforward
    Avoiding aggression and conflict

Personality projection

    Using personal strengths
    Making an impression
    Body language
    Avoiding bad habits

Handling the audience

    Develop an empathy
    Plan for participation
    Dealing with questions
    Handling objections
    Handling individuals with care
    How and when to close

Training Options

  • Scheduled public courses at one of our training venues
  • Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at one of our training venues (Durham, Newcastle or Washington) or at an independent location, convenient to you
  • Bespoke course written to your specific needs, at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
  • For further information please contact us on 0191 377 8377

What's Included

  • Relaxed refreshment area at our training venues
  • Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venue
  • Comprehensive course manual and exercises


Public speaking training courses. How to give speeches in public. Giving presentations. Training courses in North East England including Newcastle, Durham and Washington. Presenting and speaking in public.


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