
Powerful Presentations and Public Speaking
Course Reference: W-PS
Powerful presentations are about having the skills to engage and persuade an audience and to leave a lasting impression. If you would like to know how to plan, develop and deliver powerful presentations this workshop is for you.
This workshop is designed to enhance your presentation skills, providing you with the tools and techniques to deliver impactful and engaging presentations that get results.
Taking a hands-on approach, in this interactive workshop you will gain practical insights and explore ideas and strategies to help you feel more confident about presenting. You will be guided on how to prepare and deliver presentations. Throughout, there will opportunities for you to practice and receive immediate feedback to further elevate your skills.
Join us for this workshop and leave with the confidence that you too can be an effective presenter.
This workshop is spilt into 4 parts, all delivered on the same day. These are broken down below:
Session 1: Building a Strong Foundation
- Explaining the impact of powerful presentations on audiences, career advancement, and achieving goals.
- Aligning presentations to target audience needs and expectations.
- Recognising and address common presentation anxieties and develop strategies to manage them.
- Describing the key stages of presentation development.
Session 2: Crafting Compelling Content
- Explaining the importance and benefits of storytelling in presentations.
- Structuring a presentation using a clear introduction with a hook, a compelling body that highlights key points with evidence, and a strong conclusion with a call to action.
- Utilising the “Communicating to Convince” approach to craft persuasive presentations that influence audience behaviour.
- Developing clear and concise messages using effective writing techniques, avoiding jargon, and incorporating strong verbs and transitions.
Session 3: Mastering Visual Communication
- Applying design principles such as color, fonts, and layout to create presentations that are clear, visually appealing, and impactful.
- Utilising best practices for using PowerPoint or presentation software to structure slides, effectively integrate visuals, and avoid text overload.
- Selecting and creating engaging and informative visuals such as charts, graphs, images, and multimedia tools (used sparingly) to enhance their presentations.
- Identifying best practices for using visual aids and common pitfalls to avoid in their presentations.
Session 4: Delivery with Confidence & Putting it all Together
- Implementing techniques to engage their audience and keep them interested throughout the presentation.
- Utilising clear and concise language for maximum impact, avoiding jargon and using strong verbs.
- Leveraging effective nonverbal communication techniques such as body language, eye contact, vocal variety, and stage presence to command attention.
- Practicing delivery techniques like varying pace, vocal projection, and handling Q&A sessions to ensure confident and professional presentation delivery.
Certification
A Certificate of Attendance will be provided after completion of the workshop.
If you would like to know how to plan, develop and deliver powerful presentations this workshop is for you.
No Special Requirement
Refer to the Course Information tab for key content that will be covered during this workshop.
Course Format
An 8-hour workshop that will include a presentation together with practical examples, exercises and discussions
- Two coffee breaks and a lunch break included
- Food and refreshments provided by Malta Business School
- At our premises in Psaila Street, Birkirkara