Dynamic and Effective Public Speaking: Creating Powerful Presentations Workshop

Effective, dynamic public speaking and presentation skills can be learned! Connie Kadansky has taken on peoples' number one fear and goes beyond the traditional advice of imagining your audience in their underwear. She identifies five key areas of effectively communicating with an audience:

  • Projection of Authority
  • Clarity and Credibility
  • Power and High Impact
  • Steps to Gaining and Holding Attention
  • Seven Vital Aspects of Speech Making and Preparation

This 2-day highly participative workshop provides opportunities for individuals to practice and refine public speaking in a safe and supportive class setting. Participants will have numerous opportunities to engage in discussions, application, and experiential exercises.To deepen the learning, an optional videotaped presentation and feedback session is available to each participant.

"Excellent style of the presenter. She really got you interested and participating, Videos, group work and assessment."

"Very interactive and facilitative and development. Strong knowledge base. Use of actual tools. Not very many programs allow or indicate use of tools for the particular program. Building self-confidence."

"We need another day!"

Participants from:
ASCO Trinidad, Ltd.
CLICO
Neal & Massy Energy Services
Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
Powergen
Institute of Marine Affairs
Chevron-Texaco
Trainmar-Caribbean
Phoenix Parks Gas Pro.
Petrolin
Caribbean Steel Mills Ltd.
Atlantic LNG
Grenada Postal Corp.
Guardian Holdings
Nestle
West Indies Tobacco Company

Course Materials:

A needs assessment is distributed prior to the course, to determine specific needs of individuals. In addition, work projects, handouts, student evaluations, and certificates of completions are furnished to provide evidence of training.

The workshop manual is written by Christine Harvey, best selling author of six books published in 23 foreign language editions.

Outline:

  • Projection of Authority
    1. The Yin and Yang of Leadership
    2. Eye Contact
    3. Power Stance
    4. Walk and Purpose
    5. Magnify Your Energy
    6. Use Gestures for Impact

  • Clarity and Credibility
    1. How to Draw Upon Your Strengths and Background for Any Topic
    2. The Power of Proof
    3. Emotional Proof
    4. Logical Proof
    5. What's the Point?
    6. Structure Your Talk - Preliminary Steps

  • Power and High Impact
    1. How to Avoid Discrediting Yourself
    2. Impromptu Excellence: How to Compose a Powerful Answer at Short Notice
    3. The Longevity and Power of Stories and Incidents
    4. Make Your Message Memorable with Analogies

  • Steps to Gaining and Holding Attention
    1. Do's and Don'ts for Getting Attention
    2. Using Questions as Part of Your Presentation
    3. Audience Participation
    4. Using a Demonstration or Object to Hold Attention
    5. Offer a Promise to Hold Attention
    6. Emotion and Humor
    7. What about Techniques of our Voice?

  • Seven Vital Aspects of Speech Making and Preparation
    1. Preparation of Speech Making - Mix and Balance in Your Structure
    2. Questions and Answers
    3. Introductions: Your Own and Other Speakers
    4. How to Thank a Speaker
    5. Give and Accept Awards
    6. How to Work with Interpreters
    7. Strange and Wonderful Things to Expect

 

Exceptional Sales Performance
8724 N. Sixth Drive • Phoenix AZ 85021
Phone: 602.997.1101 • Fax: 602.678.0754
Email: connie@exceptionalsales.com

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