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Presentation Training is provided across the United States and Canada. Participants have three options to attend and participate in our presentation training. Presentations are delivered via public open enrollment courses in all major metropolitan areas and are also available to be delivered on-site via private courses. The 3rd option is to attend Online Webinar Presentations Skills Workshops. Our face to face Presentation Training can be provided as off-the-shelf sessions, ready to be delivered to a diverse audience or can be customized to provide a tailored and personalized presentation training approach based on client needs. All presentations courses are limited to a maximum of twelve participants so as to increase presentation course effectiveness and provide the individual level of face to face or online coaching and interaction that is associated with the Presentations Training Skills Center.

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There are many situations where you need to give a show-stopping presentation. Have you applied for a job and then find out you have to do a presentation, or do you need to make a pitch for a business account? Or have you simply been in a situation where you need to present your ideas to a group of people and persuade them to your way of thinking?

When you are faced with this situation, how does it make you feel? Are you scared you will fall over your words, lose your thread or wish the ground would open and swallow you up? Or do you get butterflies or nerves before standing up in front of an audience?

Well, whether you are a complete beginner or looking to improve your skills, read on for some tips and ideas of what you can do differently.

1. Choose your visual aids carefully

When someone is presenting, you take in information in various ways - the words you hear, the way they are said and what you see. Choosing the right media to support your presentation can help you to make an impact with your audience and help them to retain what you have said.

So, what choices do you have?

There is a range of media you can choose. From using complicated technology to a pen and paper - consider what is best for you and the message you are going to deliver.

There is a lot of debate on whether you should use or not use PowerPoint. You may have heard the phrase "death by PowerPoint" and if not used effectively, PowerPoint can detract from the message you are giving to the audience.

Or you could use a flipchart. This gives you the opportunity to prepare it in advance and if you want a prompt, why don't you mark it lightly on the paper in pencil.

Whichever option you chose, use few words, include images and make it simple.

2. Prepare the structure of your presentation

When you start to prepare your presentation, there are questions you need to consider:

Who are your audience and what do they want?
What are the objectives of your talk?
What are the key points do you want to make?

Research has shown that people will remember 3 key points from your presentation - what do you want these to be? Structure your presentation around these points and what you want the audience to take from the presentation.

To reinforce your messages, tell people what you are going to tell them during your introduction, reinforce this message during the body of your talk and remind them again at the end!

Then make sure that you follow through and cover these points.

3. Practice makes perfect

Practice before delivery. Different people like to practice their presentation in different ways. You could try in front of a mirror, with friends or family, on your own in the living room or even driving your car!

Just in case you need them though, you may wish to have some notes to prompt you during your presentation. But this should be an outline of what you want to say, so make sure it is a bullet-pointed list rather than a full script.

4. How to get your message across

So you have prepared your visual aids, have a plan for your presentation and have practiced it over and over again, what else can you do wow your audience? - follow my top 10 tips:

When you begin, take a deep breath and then greet the audience. Remember to introduce yourself so they know who you are and why you are the expert in this area.

Speak clearly, concisely and remember there is no rush

Create rapport with the audience by talking to each member using eye contact

Remember that your body language is as important as the words you say

Use appropriate visual aids to support you but not as your main focus

Keep to your allotted time schedule - either by using a clock or placing your watch in front of you

Allow time for questions or you may want to ask questions to the audience to encourage participation

Tell people what you are going to tell them, tell them and then tell them again!

Avoid moving around too much or reading from your script or slides

Use humor appropriately!

What is the toughest thing you face when you make a presentation? How would you feel if it was the same next time? It can be different, if you want it to be.

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