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Presentation Skills Training - Public Speaking
You are at the right place if you are looking for training / development on presentation skills or public speaking skills, be it be at a basic level for beginners, or advanced for seasoned public speakers.
Presentation Skills / Public Speaking author John Bell, a top conference speaker himself, is also a professional trainer and is regularly asked by major companies to provide courses on the skills and techniques of presentation skills and public speaking. His presentation skills training skills courses are available from only £75 per delegate.
John is a Master of Education graduate and, whilst serving as a Fellow and Vice President of the Professional Speakers Association, designed and produced the training course on core competency related to presenting,performing and platform mechanics.
Presentation skills training and public speaking development are essential ingredients in the profession and all aspiring members were required demonstrate an understanding of presentation skills and public speaking to become full members. John has also previously worked for the UK Government as a Curriculum Development and Evaluation Inspector specialising in adult presentation skills and public speaking.
Great public speakers are not born with that skill. It is not natural to stand in front of an audience of strangers and speak with skill and authority. Presentation skills training is essential and required by all involved in public speaking.
Presentation Skills - Public Speaking Training Course
Presentation Skills and Public Speaking expert John Bell has produced this course to share his knowledge with a wider audience.
Filled with top tips, it will help anyone who needs to speak powerfully and convincingly to audiences.
As mentioned, people are not born natural quality speakers - but learn the rules covered in this training course on public speaking and presentation skills, practise them, and your people too can become a confident public speaker with an excellent understanding of the presentation skills required to positively influence others.
The positive impression an effective and efficient presentation has on an audience cannot be overstated. It could mean the difference in obtaining or losing that important deal! Presentation skills training is essential and, with prices starting ar only £75b per delegate, certainly affordable.
John asks
'Are you, like me, often amazed why industry and commerce can invest millions in designing and developing a great new product, only to leave vital launch presentations to well meaning, but untrained and often unconvincing speakers? Are you ensuring your sales team are up to par with your main competitors?'
The course is arranged in three distinct parts: understanding your material; the psychology of an audience; and self-awareness.
By attending this course on presentation skills and public speaking your people learn how to speak on their chosen topic with a new and convincing authority.
They will learn:
How to prepare a talk through advanced presentation skills
The importance of speech objectives whilst speaking in public
Presentation skills - the benefits of brainstorming
How to structure with notes and when, whilst speaking in public, they need to be abandoned
Understanding your presentation material and skills associated with the audience
How to introduce yourself if speaking in public
Skillfully giving an overview of your presentation
The presentation skills training required to deal with awkward questions from members of the public
How to keep to time whilst public presenting
The best use of visual aids and the presentation skills required to wow the audience
How to dress appropriately if speaking in public
Why public speakers should not read their presentation
Core competency in presentation skills - the benefits of rehearsal
Overcoming a fear of public speaking
Public speaking training - Why it is essential and affordable
Audience involvement techniques and many other presentation skills gems - too many to mention in this foreword - that will make your people a superb, and confident public speaker.
DURATION
Our courses on Presentation Skills and Public Speaking Training normally run for one day. However we can provide half day refresher training or advanced two day public speaking courses to fit your exact requirements. Give us a call we are here to help +44 (0)1487 822123.
FACILITATING A GROUP Many potentially great public speakers begin honing their skills by facilitating smaller, satellite groups at conferences, seminars and conventions.
As our presentation skills / public speaking course is a good place to start, John also gives delegates an overview of how to manage such groups. You will find the top tips and information contained in the presentation skills / public speaking course to be of enormous value to your organisation, whether your people are new to public speaking, or already a seasoned speaker with some understanding of the skills required by a seen as a quality, top presenter and public speaker.
VENUES
For our Presentation Skills Training - Public Speaking Training Courses
The venue for our presentation skills training and public speaking training courses is of your choice. They can be any held in any suitable room, be it be at your place of work or the likes of a nearby hotel or training centre.
Our aim is to be convenient for you and your people. Either state your preference or let our staff source a suitable nearby venue on your behalf.
IN URGENT NEED OF HELP? For those in urgent need of help who don't believe they can fit in one of John's presentation skills training or public speaking courses that start from as little as £75 delegare here are a few tips to get you started:
Invited to speak in public? It can be flattering and exciting to have someone call and ask you to speak at a business meeting or conference. To get such a call suggests you are considered to be an expert in your particular field. If this were not the case you would not have received the call!
However, being both a recognised expert and putting over your point in public speaking to an audience in a constructive, educational and entertaining manner requires careful planning and a high degree of presentation skills.
Ideally, if you have never been taught presentation skills, you ought to invest one day of your time to attend a public speaking training course. Presentation skills training can be one of the best investments you make in your business and private life.
In public speaking there is a saying 'Failing to plan is planning to fail'. When more time is available enroll on one of John Bell's public speaking training courses but for now your research and planning begins when you get that phone call asking you to give a presentation. There are important initial questions you must ask the person who has contacted you if you are to stand any chance of success as a public speaker.
Firstly, the obvious - as a public speaker you need to know the date and venue of the meeting. Asking this question at the beginning can save a lot of wasted speaker preparation time. Excitement at being offered the honour of giving a presentation that is representing a company at an important public speaking event can sometimes fog your usual clear thinking.
Take into consideration the venue were the presentation is to be given - if it is some distance away event organisers will prefer you to arrive the day before. To do so removes the worry that you might be delayed en route to an airport or railway station.
So ask the organisers of the speaker event if they would prefer you to arrive the day before. If they do, it may affect the fee you quote! Be in no doubt your ability to speak in public has value. Even if you decide to give your presentation for free your skills as a public speaker warrants the repayment of travel costs and other incidental, out of pocket expenses.
As a speaker, the next thing to establish is a title for your presentation. Most public speaker event organisers already have a rough idea for the theme or basis of your presentation.
Agreeing the title of the talk or speech with the organiser will allow you to focus your mind on other presentation skills requirements later.
To develop your skills as a presenter it is worth taking a little time here to clarify an important issue which, if not addressed at the outset, may later cause disappointment for the event audience, yourself as the public speaker, and the organiser: there is a distinction between the title of your talk, speech or presentation - sometimes referred to as topic - and the objectives of the event organiser. For example, the title of your presentation may have been agreed as, let's say, 'The Use of Appliances in the Fight Against Asthma'. The title of your presentation is a short overview of the topic. However, your client's desire might be that by the end of your presentation, delegates attending the business meeting or conference will have an understanding of the benefits of their new product and the basic skills required to use the device.
For you, as the expert, perhaps speaking in public for the first time, this is an important clarification in the early stages of the development of your presentation.
After years of teaching, both advanced and basic presentation skills courses and training, I have come to realise that the simplest way to clarify the object of your presentation is to ask the event organiser immediately after the title has been agreed, a question along the lines of 'By the end of the presentation, what do you want delegates to be aware of?' In other words, 'what is the aim/objective of the presentation?'
Your next move, in this fine display of presentation skills, is to establish who will make up the bulk of the audience: what level are they in their organisations?, what skills do they possess?, etc.
Whilst speaking in public, knowing their level of knowledge will also be useful tool in your presentation skills bag.
As a public speaker, knowledge of the audience at an early stage is an important factor which can determine whether your client's goals and objectives will be achieved by the end of your presentation.
By way of example an audience of consultants specialising in asthma will have different learning priorities to trainee doctors. Pitching your presentation at the correct level requires skill and training and is an important part of successful public speaking.
Develop your presentation skills - learning about your audience before you start, preparation is paramount if you are to succeed in public speaking.
As a quality public speaker, you need to know exactly who the audience are as a group. For example, if you are told it is a business meeting or conference for members of a profession, ask the organiser where the delegates stand in that organisation. This will impress and show your presentation skills are polished.
To show even greater presentation skills as a public speaker it is important to establish not only who they are, but also what they are.
If the audience to whom you are to present are doctors, what is their level of knowledge likely to be on the subject you have been asked to present on?
There is little point in giving a presentation to nurses for 45 minutes on a basic understanding of asthma if they are asthma specialists with a better understanding of the disease than some general practitioners!
As a public speaker of quality, go even further and ask your client to establish what the audience are likely to want to know. Experts on asthma may be keen to learn about a new delivery method for asthma medication.
Develop your presentation skills by requesting additional information such as what the client would like as a 'go away with' message and you are well on the way towards a successful speech that will show you as a great public speaker.
John Bell is a professional public speaker who has been voted 'Best UK Conference Speaker of the Year' on four occasions. He is the author of two books on public speaking and provides presentation skills and public speaking training worldwide. www.johnbellspeaker.com
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