Mary Beth Hazeldine/Public Speaking: Presentation Survival School

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Public Speaking: Presentation Survival School


Description
This course will teach you how to manage your thoughts, body language, nervousness, and speech patterns to present yourself professionally. You’ll also learn how to present at meetings, use the five-S pattern to prepare a good presentation, and punch up your presentation with visual aids.

Objectives
After you complete this course, you will be able to establish rapport with your audience, implement techniques to reduce nervousness and fear, understand your strengths as a presenter and how to appeal to different types of people, recognize how visual aids can create impact and attention, develop techniques to create a professional presence, learn some different ways to prepare and organize information, and prepare, practice, and deliver a short presentation.

Contents

Session One: Course Overview

Course Overview
Learning Objectives
Pre-Assignment
Pre-Course Assessment

Session Two: Communication

Communication
About Communication
Simple Conversations
Simple Conversation Tips

Session Three: Stop! Check Your Mouth!

Stop! Check Your Mouth!
Speaking Characteristics
Gender References Exercise
Acronyms and Jargon
Tact
Five Good Rules

Session Four: What Is Your Type? How About Mine?

What Is Your Type? How About Mine?
The Assessment
Identifying Your Characteristics and Preferences
Questionnaire
What Is Important?
What Does it Mean to Have a Number?
People That Are Most Like Me
People That Are Least Like Me

Session Five: Positive Self-Talk

Positive Self-Talk
The Steps to Feeling Good
Our Thoughts
Thinking Positively

Session Six: Rapport

Rapport
Building Rapport
Making Connections: Self-Disclosure
Creating an Introduction

Session Seven: Maximizing Meetings

Maximizing Meetings
Four Areas of Opportunity
Fifteen Ways to Master a Meeting
Mastering Your Meeting Exercise
Learning Names

Session Eight: Body Language

Body Language
Body Language Signals, Part One
Body Language Signals, Part Two

Session Nine: Sticky Situations

Sticky Situations
Are You Comfortable?
Dressing Up
Dealing with Tough Situations

Session Ten: I Can Just Send an E-mail, Right?

I Can Just Send an E-mail, Right?
Advantages of an Oral Presentation, Part One
Advantages of an Oral Presentation, Part Two
Oratory Exercise
Oratory Exercise: Practice Paragraph

Session Eleven: Overcoming Nervousness

Overcoming Nervousness
About Nervousness
Nervousness Can Have Many Sources, Part One
Nervousness Can Have Many Sources, Part Two
Putting Yourself in Control
Mastering Non-verbal Communication, Part One
Mastering Non-verbal Communication, Part Two

Session Twelve: The Five S’s

The Five S’s
Five Points for Any Presentation
Framework Example
Preparing with the Five-S Pattern

Session Thirteen: Start Writing!

Start Writing!
Evidence
Introductions
Following the Opening Statement
Exercise: Beginning a Presentation
Transitioning to the Body
Example of a Transition in a Presentation
Enhancing Your Presentation with Stories, Numbers, and Examples
Endings
Making Connections: Think Fast!
Your Fast Thinking Presentation

Session Fourteen: Audience Profile

Audience Profile
Preparing an Audience Profile
Making Connections: Your Next Presentation

Session Fifteen: Your Speaking Voice

Your Speaking Voice
Parts of Your Message
Vocal Variety
Paying Attention to Your Voice
Mastering Your Material

Session Sixteen: Add Punch to Your Presentation

Add Punch to Your Presentation
The Power of Threes
Well Known Tripling Examples
Visual Aids
Tips for Using Visual Aids
More Tips for Using Visual Aids
Analyzing Visual Aids, Example 1
Analyzing Visual Aids, Example 2
Adding Punch Summary
Lessons Learned

Session Seventeen: Your Presentation

Your Presentation
Preparation
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Presentation

Personal Action Plan

Personal Action Plan
Starting Point
Where I Want to Go
How I Will Get There

Course Summary

Course Summary
Recommended Reading List
Post-Course Assessment