Overview

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Clear and powerful communication is an important part of any business professional’s toolkit, no matter what aspect of IT and Change you may operate in. In addition, confidence in presentation can open doors to wider opportunities throughout your career and make a lasting positive impression on colleagues, customers and potential employers. Even in a world where much occurs in a ‘virtual’ manner the ability to craft a compelling story and to then clearly communicate it to others is a massive contributor to success. In this interactive workshop you will get the opportunity to learn tips and techniques for making your presentations more effective plus the chance to improve your story-telling abilities to create occasions that will linger in the memory of your audience.

This course will allow for plenty of discussion and interaction between the participants so please be prepared to share your questions, comments or experiences. There will also be opportunities to network during the breakout sessions. David also likes to share lots of anecdotes so if you are curious about Abraham Lincoln’s hat, what happened the day David turned up 35 minutes late for his own presentation or the strange phenomena of the imaginary parrot then this session is for you!

Learning Objectives

  • To understand the basic principles of effective presentation
  • To identify techniques to manage the stress of presenting in front of an audience
  • To introduce the Plan, Prepare, Present and Post-mortem structure of presentations
  • To look at some additional enhancements to your presentation such as visuals, animations, audio and props
  • To digest some hints and tips for presenting at larger events such as conferences etc
  • To study several historical examples of great presentations in order to add their success factors to yours
  • To learn the basics of real story-telling in order to keep your audience engaged
  • Finally, to practice and receive feedback on your presentation technique in a safe environment

Course Outline

Pre-work: Delegates will need to have considered and identified a topic that they can turn into a ten minute presentation. They also should bring an example of a presentation that they really enjoyed.

Day 1 Morning

The practical benefits of good presentation skills:

  • My story
    • Improved reputation and network
    • Potential revenue stream
    • Personal satisfaction and increased self-confidence

What makes a good presentation? (Discussion of delegate favourites followed by video example of a ‘Hollywood style’ presentation).

Getting ideas:

  • Creative tips

The basics of presentation:

  • Plan
    • Developing your idea
    • The horror of editing
    • Nailing that killer opening line
    • Closing with a STAR moment
  • Prepare
    • Rehearsal
    • Managing the fear
  • Present
    • Working the room
    • Body-language
  • Post-mortem

Day 1 Afternoon

Advanced presentation skills:

  • Presenting at conferences
    • Size is relative
    • Get to know the kit
    • Get to know the people
  • Scene-setting: The use of music
  • The basics of good visuals
    • Powerful slides
    • Using embedded media
  • Impression setting
    • Personal style
    • Props
    • Creativity
  • Story-telling – how to keep your audience engaged
    • The Hero’s Journey
    • Story structure
  • Developing Your Own Style
    • Humour
    • Vocal impact
  • Written Case studies – Delegates split into three breakout groups and analyse each speech then playback to main group afterwards
    • The Gettysburg Address –
    • Elizabeth I at Tilbury Docks
    • Gene Kranz to Mission Control
  • Audio Case Studies
    • Group exercise – analyse two audio examples and discuss
    • Conclusion – Martin Luther King’s Memphis Speech

Day 2 Morning

During the course of Day two delegates will undertake some work either on their own or in small groups .

Refresh:

  • Introduction – Creating your practice presentation
  • Writing a synopsis
    • what’s your theme?
    • what’s your opening and closing?
    • what are you leaving them with?
  • Group exercise – write a post-it note (max 150 words) describing presentation and put it on Jamboard
  • Creating and structuring your presentation
    • what techniques are you going to use?
    • what visuals? Media? Etc

Day 2 Afternoon

  • Rehearsal (small scale to group)
  • Editing
  • Playback to whole (To room)
  • Reflection and feedback

Course Close

Who It's For

Business Professionals who want to be able to give outstanding presentations.

Speaker

David Beckham

Principal Consultant

ChuDo Consulting

David Beckham has spent his career working in Financial Services, initially at Norwich Union then subsequently with Aviva. His career began in policy administration then moved into IT and he has been a Business Analyst in different guises since 1995. A founding member of the Business Analysis Practice he later had two terms as the Practice Lead. He worked on numerous large change programmes and was heavily involved in building the capability of Business Analysis within the organisation over the last decade. He has regularly presented at the European BA Conference and has had several articles published on Business Analysis topics. Despite being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2010 at the age of 43 David continues to be a passionate advocate of the profession and the benefits it gives to organisations everywhere. Since 2015 David has regularly spoken on the positive power of change both on a professional and personal basis. David left Aviva in 2019 after 33 years to start his own consultancy.

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