Handling Obstacles During Presentations Workshop

Handling Obstacles During Presentations is our one-day workshop that will teach you and your employees how to handle the obstacles that can, and will, arise during a presentation. Have you ever noticed that questions really add to some presentations, while for others they seem to drag the energy down? Why? Preparation, thought and understanding of the purposes of questions make the difference. For instance, when a question and answer session is tacked on to a presentation as a pro forma afterthought, the audience senses that the presenter is not interested in interacting with them. As a result, the presenter is likely to encounter dead silence in response to the question "Any questions?" Now there are twenty minutes to fill and no plan, a very scary situation.

Handling Obstacles During Presentations will provide you with skills and tools to use that will allow you to give effective, memorable presentations that will result in more money in your pocket! After attending our seminar, you will see immediate results in your presentations. You and your employees will know how, and be able to handle difficulties during presentations. Participants will learn tried and true techniques to avoid making the most common errors of presenters and practice them via digital recordings. Extensive one-on-one feedback is provided by a our instructor after each recording. The skills you will learn and practice on video tape will enable you and your employees to give presentations that will put you leagues ahead of your competitors.

On-Site Training: can be tailored to the needs of client organization and delivered on-site at time and location of client choice.

Objectives:

Participants will learn to:

• Manage Question & Answer sessions by using questions in the analysis, objectives, design, delivery and evaluation phases of the presentation design.
• Answer questions succinctly so they don't interrupt the flow of their presentation.
• Deflect personal, hostile or irrelevant questions by answering the question amiably with "see me after."
• Create a list beforehand of what questions they hope no one asks and then prepare to answer them.
• Use the pace, tone, and pitch of their voice to create enthusiasm and interest in the audience.
• Properly use visual aides to support their presentation.
• Use body language and movement that is effective and not distracting to the audience.
• Prepare a presentation using a simple but highly effective format.
• Capture the audience’s attention within the first 60 seconds of the presentation.