PRESENTING TO IMPRESS – Wow your audience with no jitters
80% of all public speeches delivered are done off-the-cuff. Speaking off-the-cuff is not about speaking unprepared. It is about training the participant’s mind to transfer his/her thinking and feelings into words in double quick time. The other 20% of public speeches are delivered after thorough and careful preparation, editing, rehearsals and practice.
- It is about training the participant to express his/her opinions, present information or provide suggestions at lightning speed, under pressure, but still maintaining his/her cool and projecting a calm and controlled demeanour.
- Staying poised when composing his/her thoughts on his/her feet, is a skill – an art he/she can be trained to do.
- Speech-Writing skills is imperative in crafting a compelling, informative, sales, marketing, inspirational, persuasive or motivational speech.
Why are Presentation Skills so important?
Professionally: The higher you climb up the rungs of your success ladder, the more you will be required to speak. You might have to talk about your work, specialty, product or organization at a conference, make an acceptance speech after receiving an award, make an on-line presentation, give a report to management about your team’s performance or even to take part in an oratorical contest in the future! Creating the FIRST Positive, Memorable and Impactful Impression is an art that you will acquire in this course.
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Socially: Make a congratulatory speech at your brother’s or sister’s graduation, giving a toast to your friend at his/her birthday, or a toast at your best friend’s wedding, give a eulogy for a loved one. Inspire a group that you lead or simply introducing yourself at a networking meeting.