Training Courses

Fundamentals of Effective Presentations

Course id: 0036

Synopsis

The ability to convey thoughts, novelties and ideas clearly, unambiguously and confidently is a fundamental necessity of professionals. With the host of presentation aids available -- such as PowerPoint, multimedia, props and visualisers -- one needs to properly integrate them with his or her presentation style to produce impactful presentations.

The aim of this course is to address and improve presentation skills from two angles:

Learning best practices to follow -- and pitfalls to avoid -- in creating effective presentation slides
Learning lively and confident presentation styles to maximize the conveyance of thoughts, novelties and ideas; and leaving a good, lasting impression on your audience

Course highlight
This course is delivered in a workshop style with interactive participation from the attendees for maximum understanding.

What participants say about the course
The following are some verbatim statements from the participants:

This training taught me on what items should be and should not be on my slides -- Sep 2012
The course: participation from attendees. The instructor: Fluent in english, good presenter, high knowledge in his field -- Oct 2012

What you will learn

This course concentrates on the practical knowledge to allow participants to achieve the following learning outcomes. Upon completing the course, participants would be able to:

Create impactful, concise presentation slides with proper titling, wording, diagrams, layout, animation and colour schemes
Properly structure presentations to constantly entice audience
Present confidently with suitable body language, audience interaction, gesturing and eye contact
Deliver presentations in a timely manner and handle questions

Who should attend

This course is particularly suited for those in the role of:

Research and development
Design and implementation
Technical marketing
Scholastic writing

Prerequisite

Participants should have good command of English and have working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint. Participants should submit a short presentation before course commencement.

Course methodology

This course is presented in a workshop style, with case studies and pre-work to illustrate the concepts taught. The emphasis is placed on the participation in practicing the skills taught during the workshop.

Course duration

1 day.

Course structure

Each participant would deliver their presentation and solicit feedback from the audience and instructor; followed by the coverage of these topics:

Creating suitable presentation slides
Structure of presentation
Signposting important information
Starting the presentation: Self introduction, Purpose, Questions
Engage the participants: Body language, Interaction, Posture, Pausing, Gestures, Eye contact
Time allocation
Handling questions

Each participant would then be given time to revise and redeliver their presentation.

Instructor

Dr Royan Ong

Course Schedule

Consultancy

Technical Consultancy

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  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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