Presentation Skills for supervisors and managers

UNLEASHING THE A.T.O.M. (A TOOL OF MIND)

Course Code – PSSM -ErrolB

Course Description / Overview

Many people think that being a good presenter is a gift, and for some this is true. It is important to recognise that good presentation skills are also an art that most of us have and that can be nurtured and developed to achieve great effect in presentations. By learning and applying simple tools and techniques, you can be confident in your presentation technique and effectively impart your message to an audience while encouraging an understanding and desire for the buy-in of change.

Unleashing the ATOM is a programme developed to provide skills to confidently plan and deliver a presentation in a professional manner ensuring maximum audience absorption and awareness of the presentation content.

Learning assumed to be in place

Delegates attending should have a good English vocabulary.

Target audience

This programme is adjusted and presented for all staff. From individual contributors to supervisors, trainers and managers.

Course objectives

• Delegates will recognise the need for presentation skills
• Identifying personal growth criteria (through video taping and feedback)
• Understand how an audience absorbs information
• Identify elements required to deliver an effective presentation
• Structure a presentation
• Deliver a presentation for optimum audience understanding and acknowledgement
• Identify presentation styles and adapt to audience styles
• Work with group dynamics
• Encourage change
• Use facilitation skills in presentations
• Assess presentation outcomes

Course content

• Module One: Introduction to Presentations
• Module Two: Understanding how an Audience Listens
• Module Three: Planning a Presentation
• Module Four: Structuring the Content of a Presentation
• Module Five: Working with Humour in a Presentation
• Module Six: Working with the Environment and Visual Aids
• Module Seven: Delivering the Presentation
• Module Eight: Working with Questions and Answers
• Module Nine: Appearing Confident and Competent
• Module Ten: Working with Group Dynamics
• Module Eleven: Handling Group Resistance
• Module Twelve: Evaluating the Presentation

Course duration

Duration: 3 days

Number of delegates

Optimum – 8 delegates
Maximum – 12 delegates