Convincing Presentations in English: Sway your audience with personality and structure

Preparation for presentation: building your story

• The six V’s of convincing presentations.
• Understanding the needs of your audience.
• Establishing purpose, central idea, structure.
• Four templates to structure your presentation.

Using body language effectively

• Effective eye contact, facial expression and gesture.
• Relaxed state for convincing presentations.
• Projecting your image.
• First impressions.

Engagement strategies for impact

• The dynamics of openings and closings.
• Engaging the audience through questions, activities and presence.
• Principles of audience attention and retention.
• Spicing up strategies using experiences, stories and convincing arguments.
• Tips for online presentations.
• Handling difficult questions.

Aiding your presentation delivery

• Developing and expanding breathing capability.
• Dealing with anxiety and stage-fright.
• Activating the voice: quality, variety, clarity and articulation.
• Relevant English phrases for presentations.
• Support through PowerPoint, data and visual aids.
• Four cores of your credibility.
• Process of visualisation for rehearsal and relaxation.

Presentation practice

• Three opportunities to make presentations.
• Professional feedback from trainer and participants.
• Handout material with tips, templates and ideas.
• Vocal and physical exercises to activate the body and mind.

• Deliver an impactful presentation to your chosen audience in English.
• Heighten your attention and awareness of your self-image and self-presentation.
• Enhance your ability to use your body language and voice to your advantage.
• Create a clear, focused and concise structure to organise your presentation.
• Have more clarity on effective use of data and PowerPoint to support your message.
• Increase your ability to communicate more effectively and influence or convince your audience to move and act on your ideas.
• Reduce nervousness and anxiety – and increase your confidence to achieve your objectives.

Specialists, office worker and managers as well as project managers who need to present in English. All those who need to work in the English language in everyday business and have to make presentations within and outside of their organisation. Language competence should be intermediate or good.