They create persuasive arguments that turn listeners into believers. And they leave audience members wanting to buy your product, use your service or recommend your company to a friend. Such people are valuable but rare. In fact, public speaking is the #1 fear among professionals.

This training will help your people deliver dynamic and polished presentations to groups of any size.

Participants will learn how to arrange a room, handle nervousness, get-and hold-people's interest, and field questions confidently.

And they'll also learn advanced preparation and delivery techniques used by professional speakers:

	Proven strategies that put an audience at ease
	How to "work a room" and create the trust that's needed to win over listeners
	How to add credibility to ideas by supporting them with hard facts-and with personal stories that hit home

Who will benefit most:

	People who dread public speaking
	Those who don't know what material to include in a speech
	People whose talks bore their audiences or turn them off
	Those wanting to jazz up their presentations with livelier delivery or engaging visual aids
	Anyone whose work requires making a good impression on others

This seminar lets your people build confidence in a nonthreatening environment. We won't push them to get up and talk. They will, however, have the opportunity to practice their new speaking skills in front of small groups of their peers. Your people will gain proven techniques for freeing themselves from fear and for delivering polished presentations.

Key learning points:

	How to choose material that will deliver the message to the target audience
	How to present information in an interesting and compelling manner
	Vocal techniques that add to one's effectiveness-and those that detract from it
	How to create and use powerful visual aids
	How to field questions with confidence

	Participants will know how to prepare and deliver intelligent, organized presentations that hold an audience's attention
	They will motivate people to act on what they say, and persuade them to carry their recommendations through to completion
	Your people will make your company look good-because they'll know how to stand up, speak out and impress any audience

Program Agenda

Preparing yourself to present (and fighting back your fear)

	How to make sure you deliver the substantive value that makes people want to listen
	The 4 criteria every presentation must meet
	Surefire ways to tame the pre-talk jitters that set in once you're in the room
	The best way to get through the first 2 minutes of your speech-no matter how nervous you are
	Specific remedies for physical symptoms that reveal your fear: - Dry mouth - Wobbly voice - Shaky hands - Frozen posture - Verbal pauses ("ummm," "ya know," etc.)

 

	How to capture your listeners' attention within the first 15 seconds (and the 5 deadly openers you must avoid)
	Ways to "prep" your audience members so they'll remember key points
	Using transitional phrases to build listener comfort and keep people interested as you shift from one idea to another
	How to close powerfully, so you get your listeners' commitment (and 5 deadly closers you should never use)

	The 5 elements of speech...and how to enhance each to gain more "vocal authority"
	The 6 most annoying vocal patterns-how to recognize them and what to do instead
	Taping your voice: how to learn from what you hear
	How to form "personal relationships" that connect you with your crowd
	Genuine gestures: Know what they convey, how to use them naturally and how to match them to your meaning
	Should you memorize, talk "off the cuff," use notes, or even read your presentation? How to find the style that suits you best

	Simple techniques to make the room more comfortable for your audience-and for you
	Creating a checklist to avoid the"unpredictables" that can throw you off balance
	The latest in visual aids: what's available, and how to use them
	Specific suggestions for managing tough-to-answer questions
	The best ways to handle distractions, mishaps and interruptions
	Surefire ways to defuse difficult personalities: the know-it-alls, complainers, skeptics, ramblers, etc.
	Confidence-building practice how and where to do it, and who should observe
	How to assess each presentation so you make sure your next one's even better
	Fielding questions easily and confidently: - When you should take them - Different types of questions, and how to respond to each - Dealing with someone who wants to argue