• Equip participants with the techniques needed to successfully prepare and deliver well-organized, persuasive speeches or presentations
• Analyze and understand the requirements of the process
• Build and strengthen individual skills and confidence

ELEMENTS: PRESENTATION SKILLS

What Can Go Wrong
A humorous videotape illustrates the pitfalls of making presentations. Used to break the ice.

Presentation Skills 
A slide and video supported discussion that covers how to prepare and deliver presentations, including

• Audience and Situation analysis
• Organization
• Persuasive techniques
• Using transitions
• Verbal and non-verbal delivery skills

Delivery Skills Role-play
Drills and exercises incorporated into individual delivery of a presentation. Videotaped and played back for evaluation.

Audio-Visual Support
Proper usage and preparation of audio-visual materials, including laptop presentations.

Question and Answers
How to evaluate and respond to questions, including adversary questions. 

Listening Skills 
A review of Carl Rogers' listening techniques, designed to help a presenter uncover and deal with problem listeners 

Presentation Development Exercises
Participants prepare and deliver individual presentations with trainer's help. Presentations are videotaped and played back.

ELEMENTS: PLATFORM SPEAKING

Although there are overlapping elements, platform speaking involves concentrated attention to the delivery of a prepared text or manuscript. While some of the above modules are incorporated into platform speaking sessions, Fischer Hellmann has collected a battery of exercises that focus on specific aspects of verbal and non-verbal delivery styles. These exercises are applied as necessary during the session. Our objective is to improve trainees' delivery quickly, effectively, and permanently.