How to Construct and Deliver an Effective Presentation

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Many of us suffer from a fear of public speaking known as glossophobia and yet, in the workplace, being able to effectively present your ideas is crucial. In this short course, you'll discover the tools and techniques to do just that. There's plenty of exercises to help you to practice and, at the end, a one-page worksheet you can use again and again to construct future effective presentations. This training course has been created in collaboration with our subject matter expert, Eleanor Snare, emotional literacy specialist and life coach.

Course Level: Intermediate

Duration: 20 Minutes

Accreditation: Virtual College Certified

Certificate: Self-Printed Certificate

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Description

This power skill e-learning course will give you the tools and techniques to effectively present your ideas.

What is covered in the How to Construct and Deliver an Effective Presentation course?

Our online How to Construct and Deliver an Effective Presentation training course is broken down into the following sections and can be completed at your own pace. The course includes:

  • Presentations with Purpose

    • Focus on one main idea for your presentation.
    • Consider how the audience will benefit from the concept.
    • Use examples to bring your idea to life.
    • Tools for selecting goals and recognising key aspects.

  • Who are you, and what do you want?

    • Learn about your audience to tailor your presentation.
    • Use detective skills to understand your audience.
    • Four tips to get to know your audience.
    • Activity to reinforce the material.

  • What to Say in Your Next Presentation

    • Make bold choices and avoid overcomplicating things.
    • Focus on the big idea and goal to keep things clear.
    • Learn the building blocks for effective information.
    • Take a quiz to test your understanding.

  • Extension Task

    • Apply the steps of developing a presentation.
    • Downloadable task to outline your presentation.
    • Extra tips for keeping your presentation simple, focused, and effective.

Why take this How to Construct and Deliver an Effective Presentation course?

Working through this course will help you to identify what's urgent, what's not, and the big idea you should go for in your next presentation. You will explore what your audience wants and how to help them to care, identify four techniques to learn more about who your audience is and get to grips with 'stacking' your presentation: what information you should include or leave out. We help you push yourself and go that extra mile to help keep your next presentation simple, focused and effective.

How to Construct and Deliver an Effective Presentation: Course Duration

This How to Construct and Deliver an Effective Presentation course should take 8-12 minutes to complete, but e-learning is self-paced, so it depends entirely on your individual learning speed and how quickly you absorb the study material.

Certification

After completing this How to Construct and Deliver an Effective Presentation course, you will be able to download and print a Virtual College certificate for your records.

Entry requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this How to Construct and Deliver an Effective Presentation course.

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What you'll learn

  • Identify what's urgent and the big idea for your presentation.
  • Understand what your audience wants and how to engage them.
  • Learn four techniques to understand your audience.
  • Master 'stacking' your presentation: what to include or exclude.
  • Push yourself to keep your presentation simple, focused, and effective.

Suitable for

  • Senior or middle management
  • New or aspiring managers
  • Experienced managers
  • Project Managers

Certification

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Self-Printed Certificate Option

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