Overview

Take your public speaking to the next level! Speak, present and communicate with poise, power and persuasion.Who Should Attend:This seminar is recommended for every executive with some prior public speaking experience who must speak in front of groups, make presentations, sell ideas to others or face cameras and microphones.From presentations to public speeches, your effectiveness as an executive and future career hinge on your ability to step up to the podium, command attention and transform every presentation into a credible and compelling communication.Let's conquer your fear and connect with the minds and hearts of your audience. Take control of the room with ease and inject every presentation with your style and energy. Gain confidence as you learn by doing, and turn your next speech or presentation into a rewarding experience.How you will benefit:Speak and think with greater clarity and purpose, stressing key ideasFace an audience or camera with confidence and control, and make the most of your own natural speaking styleShape and organize your public speaking and presentations to persuade listeners and get the response and results you wantConquer fear of public speaking and negative stressMake your performance skills, your sense of humor and your own personality work for youGive impromptu and prepared speeches to the class and receive personalized feedback on executive presentationsWhat you will cover:Fundamentals of Executive Speaking SkillsIdentify the elements of a good presentationCreate an individualized speaking skills profileSet personal goals for the development of public speaking skillsPreparationThe importance of research and organization in preparing an effective presentationIllustrate how to plan and prepare strong beginnings and endings in your presentations and public speakingSelect and design effective visualsDelivery SkillsThe effective use of voice, action, image and language in public speakingApply strategies for positively addressing speech anxietyPractice articulation methodsEssentials for Winning Presentations and Public SpeakingChoose appropriate strategies for reaching reluctant, uncommitted and inactive audiencesDesign successful informative, persuasive, entertaining motivational and special event presentationsRespond in a focused and controlled fashion to questions and answerImpromptu speech makingSpecial Feature:Video Recording. Please bring your preferred recording device (i.e. mobile phone or tablet) with available storage capacity to class. Your recording is a great way to get instant feedback. You will see yourself improve, relax and refine your techniques with each performance.Course Outline:Learning ObjectivesSpeak and Think with Greater Clarity and Purpose, Focusing on Key IdeasFace an Audience or Camera with Confidence and Control, and Making the Most of Your Own Natural Speaking StyleShape and Organize Your Public Speaking and Presentations to Persuade Listeners and to Get the Response and Results You WantConquer Your Fear of Public Speaking By Managing Negative StressMake Your Performance Skills, Sense of Humor, and Personality Work Together So You Project Confidence and AuthenticityDeliver Both Impromptu and Prepared Speeches That Achieve Their Intended GoalsStarting PointsState the Professional Benefits of Effective Executive Speaking SkillsIdentify the Elements of a Good PresentationCreate an Individualized Checklist of Effective Speaking SkillsProbeDemonstrate Competencies Needed to Perform an Audience AnalysisApply New Strategies to Research and Organize Core and Value-Added Content in Your PresentationPrepare Strong Beginnings and Endings for Your PresentationsPlanApply the Various Types of Organizational Patterns Used in PresentationsApply Structure to Develop Balanced PresentationsIdentify Appropriate Uses of Media That Enhance Your PresentationPracticeApply Dynamic Delivery Skills That Add Interest and Clarity to Your PresentationAdapt Language to the Audience and Occasion to Increase Credibility, Attention, and RetentionAvoid Common Misuses of MediaApply Proven Methods to Reduce Presentation AnxietyPresent and ProcessProject the Appropriate Image to Meet Professional and Situational ExpectationsRespond in a Focused and Controlled Fashion During Question-and-Answer PeriodsDesign Successful Informative, Persuasive, Motivating and Special Event Presentations