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Presentation Skills
Course Number: NSL-S0002
Category: Business Skills
Duration: 1.00 day
Description

Instructing a class, making a sales presentation, or facilitating a meeting demands excellent presentation skills. This one-day course covers basic presentation skills, such as setting presentation objectives, determining content, and public speaking.

Prerequisites
  • None
Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • establish presentation outcomes.
  • develop presentation content.
  • use effective public speaking skills.
Outline
  • Establishing Presentation Outcomes
    • What Do You Want to Accomplish?
    • How Do I Know if I Accomplished My Objectives?
    • Am I Accountable for the Effectiveness of My Presentation?
    • To Whom am I Speaking?
  • What Am I Going to Talk About?
    • So What's My Theme Song?
    • Where Do I Get My Content?
    • Facts vs. Benefits
    • Writing Your Synopsis
    • Do I Really Need an Outline?
      • Adding Supporting Content to Your Outline
    • What About Emotions?
    • Beginnings and Endings
    • Will They Remember What I Say?
      • Primacy Recency Theory
      • Repetition
      • Clear and Understandable
      • Illustrate Your Points
  • So How Do I Say What I Have to Say?
    • Mastering Effective Speaking Skills
      • Speaking Extemporaneously
      • Using Appropriate Language
      • Articulation
      • Pacing the Presentation
      • Controlling Vocal Quality And Inflections
      • Controlling Nervousness
    • Do I Really Look That Funny?
    • I Can't Draw - Can I Still Use Visual Aids?