Confident and effective presentations

Giving a presentation can be a scary prospect – but our presentation skills training will give you the confidence and skills to become an effective speaker. And you will even have fun at the same time!

Our Confident and effective presentations is a practical and fun presentation skills course, with lots of tips for calming your nerves, developing your material and increasing your impact. We keep the group size small, with no more than eight or nine delegates, so you will get lots of personal attention, including video and feedback.

Contact Us

Contact one of our Training Coordinators on 020 7490 3030, e-mail training@itecskills.ac.uk or through the contact us form for more information and a quote.

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Course Details

Course Outline

Presentation Skills Training Courses in London

The course looks at presentation skills from every angle, from preparation and rehearsal to the development of a presentation style. Over the day you will cover:

  • Knowing what you want to achieve and finding the right way of doing it.
  • Developing and communicating clear messages
  • Understanding how best to inform and motivate your audience.
  • Gathering your material:
    • Keeping it simple and to the point.
    • What to put in and what to leave out.
  • Structuring your presentation.
  • Tips to make your presentation lively and effective.
  • Handling nerves.
  • Developing your confidence.
  • The power of positive thinking.
  • Developing an upbeat personal presence:
    • Body language.
    • Dressing for success.
    • Voice projection.
  • A year of free support.

We will diagnose your strengths and weaknesses and help you to develop a presentation style that plays to your strengths and is right for you.

If you are already reasonably experienced at giving presentations but want a masterclass to improve your style and get new ideas to increase impact then our  Impactful presentations course might be better for you.

“I have recommended this course to everyone I know! The trainer was incredibly helpful and informative, and I learnt so much. I have taken my crib-sheet of tips with me whenever I have made presentations since, and I would like to think it has made a massive difference…if nothing else it has strongly improved my confidence. THANK YOU!”

KT, Friends of the Elderly

Who Is This Course For?

This course will help you develop presentation skills and confidence in a safe, learning setting. You may be new to giving presentations, or you may be someone who currently gives presentations but has had no formal training. This is the training for you!

Itec works with people from all sectors including the public sector, voluntary sector, corporate sector and private sector.

What Will This Course Help Me Do : Learning Outcomes?

Our Confident and effective presentations course, will help you present with confidence in different settings – from conferences to committee meetings, from fundraising pitches to stakeholder gatherings. It will help you understand how audiences can be motivated and persuaded, and will enable you to develop a presentation that achieves your aims.

“I definitely feel more confident, especially compared to the beginning of the day. I have a list of things I can do to better prepare and combat nerves.”

 

HP, Leadership Foundation

“Having never delivered presentations until a few weeks ago, this course was incredibly valuable as a self assessment. I thoroughly enjoyed the day and learnt many useful tips and tricks.”

 

LD, London Borough of Newham

“The trainer was excellent: very engaging with the group, approachable and knew her subject very well. Best training I have been on.”

 

LE, Prostate Cancer UK

“I actually felt a sense of excitement I never thought I would feel about presentations. The trainer fed back fairly and gave confidence to everyone.”

 

JG, Diabetes UK

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