Planning Your Presentation

Overview/Description
 This course introduces the learner to the principles of a powerful presentation, the key characteristics of powerful presenters, and the 8-step process for preparing the presentation.

Target Audience
 Business professional with limited experience in creating and delivering presentations to groups.

Expected Duration
2.5 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Characteristics of Powerful Presenters

  • recognize the benefits of developing powerful presentation skills.
  • identify powerful presentation principles.
  • select characteristics of a powerful presenter.
  • discriminate between realistic and nonrealistic presentation objectives.

    • Focusing on the Audience

  • recognize the importance of knowing your audience before a presentation.
  • select specific tools and strategies for analyzing audiences.
  • identify the main ideas of a presentation for a given scenario.
  • choose materials to support the main idea of a presentation.

    • Creating Openers and Transitions

  • recognize the purpose of creating openers and transitions for a presentation.
  • distinguish between positive and negative openers for a presentation.
  • select transitions for a presentation.

    • Developing Presentation Structure and Close

  • recognize the importance of developing presentation structure and close.
  • identify the organizational patterns for structuring the main body of a presentation.
  • identify elements of an effective closing for a presentation.
  • distinguish between effective and ineffective closings.

    • Course Number: COMM0311