Need to improve your public speaking skills?
Was that a yes?
Well that’s the number-one reason you should attend our “Mastering Presentations & Public Speaking” workshop.
Presentations are conversations – with 12… or 2,000 people. And size matters!
“Presentations are conversations…”
You’re going to learn how to adapt to big and small audiences.
You’re going to learn how to handle public speaking in different scenarios, e.g. meetings, conferences, and business pitches.
You’re also going to learn how to handle the expected and the unexpected of public speaking.
Not yet convinced you should attend?
Here are some other benefits you’ll regret having missed, the next time you have a BIG presentation:
1. Much-needed practice
If you don’t deliver presentations regularly, you’ll always be extra nervous when you have to deliver one.
The only way to improve is to practise, and that’s what you’ll be doing.
You’ll be on your feet, delivering presentations. So wear comfy shoes. I will be wearing Aerosoles or Hush Puppies to keep my feet happy.
2. Dealing with your fears in a nurturing setting
If there’s chadon beni in your teeth, from that doubles you had for breakfast, we’ll tell you. We’ll also give you constructive criticism… but we won’t make you feel like you suck. We’ll teach you how to not suck at all!
Fumbling over words? Swaying from side to side? Thrown off by blank faces in the crowd?
We’ll help you manage your fears, and say hasta la vista to your bad habits and ineffective techniques. You can do it! Didn’t Jack Warner learn how to decrease his stuttering?
3. Finding your public speaking super power
A huge part of becoming a great presenter is being comfortable with yourself.
You’ve got to figure out your style and your personal brand.
You’ve got to own your strengths and your quirks.
These will be the secret ingredients to your new, powerful presentation style.
“Mastering Presentations & Public Speaking” focuses on helping you to identify and capitalise on your natural strengths to develop presence and flair. You don’t have to be the stereotypical ‘dynamic’ persona to make an impact. Quiet people can be just as great as bubbly, charismatic people.
4. Constructing catchy presentation narratives
Click on any marketing, social media, or public speaking article, like this one, and they’ll tell you… “Use stories!”
But how do you tell a good story? One that hooks audiences and sells your ideas. Which stories do you decide to tell? How should you put them across, and link them to your points? We’ll teach you that.
5. Learning how to win new business
In an individual coaching session with a manager at a well-known, financial firm, I reviewed a presentation she had to deliver to win a new client. While chatting with me, she realised that competitors would use the same angle that she would. I mean… finance people sorta follow a similar train of thought.
I taught her how to focus on the emotional reasons behind business decisions. Why? This was the key to swaying the prospective client in her company’s favour.
We’ll teach you how to do the same thing.
6. Ad-libbing like a pro
Scared of not being relevant or impactful?
Don’t trust yourself to be awesome and ad-lib? Especially when most public speaking scenarios require it?
We’ll teach you how to go with the flow, and manage it.
No matter how good you are, you’ll always feel a little nervous in different settings. And regardless of whether you’re a five or a seven on the public speaking scale, there are new techniques you can use to be more effective.
What you have to say is important.
So join us, and learn how to share it in a memorable way. We’re keeping the class small, so register to get one of the remaining spots!