Making Individuals Confident & Competent Presenters
Delivering effective presentations is key for professional success. This session is designed to help you feel less nervous and more confident when presenting to small and large groups. It covers both prepared presentations and impromptu speaking. Learn the skills that will enhance your ability to be a more effective presenter.
The program will be customized to address the needs and concerns of the client and specific industry. Participants will learn how to:
Develop a well thought-through presentation
Practice a speech
Develop openings that gain the audience’s attention
Deliver a speech with impact
Relieve nervousness
Convey confidence
Use business and personal stories to enhance a speech
Dress appropriately for a presentation
Handle questions with ease
Close a speech effectively
Continue to develop their skills
Sessions are available on creating and delivering effective and engaging PowerPoint presentations. "Donna’s public speaking seminar was truly a rewarding and refreshing experience. Her teaching and coaching techniques enabled me to immediately apply the principles I had learned and they have proven to be invaluable." Cynthia Gray, Event Specialist, Accenture
Just Get Serious About Communicating Effectively
Making Individuals Highly Effective Communicators
Poor communication skills can lead to large financial losses, hours of rework, accidents, as well as frustrated, disrespected, and discouraged team members. Effective communications ______________________________________________________________________.
This interactive seminar helps employees improve the way they communicate verbally with managers, subordinates, co-workers, customers, and others. The program includes group activities, individual exercises, insights and techniques to strength participants’ communication skills. They will learn how to:
Overcome the barriers to effective communication
Use seven techniques to be a better listener
Communicate clearly, concisely, and completely
Build rapport while talking with others
Give and receive directions effectively
Avoid mistakes commonly made in communicating
Identify their communication style and that of others
Adjust their communication style to be better understood
Reduce misunderstandings and disagreements
Use the best practices in email communication
"Before attending Donna's session, I thought I knew everything there was to know about communication. However, her dynamic and interactive lecture put the topic in a whole new light. The audience left her session with new tools to communicate and ‘just get serious"! Julie Ledford, The Home Depot
