Presentation Skills for Business Professionals

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How You’ll Benefit:

  • Gain confidence and control when presenting to any audience.
  • Learn to organize ideas using proven frameworks for clarity and flow.
  • Apply storytelling and message design techniques that keep audiences engaged.
  • Deliver presentations with credibility, poise, and authenticity.
  • Receive structured feedback to improve delivery, body language, and presence.

Who Should Attend:

  • Professionals who present project updates, recommendations, or business results.
  • Leaders and managers who must communicate ideas effectively.
  • Engineers, technical experts, and analysts who need more structure in their presentations.
  • Rising professionals who want to strengthen audience engagement and personal confidence.

Program Overview:

This 7-hour workshop helps professionals gain confidence and control when presenting to any audience. Participants learn to organize ideas using proven frameworks for clarity, flow, and purpose, while applying storytelling and message design techniques to keep audiences engaged. Through instruction, video practice, and structured coaching, learners strengthen delivery skills to simplify complex ideas and design audience-centered messages.The Result: Presenters who deliver clear, compelling messages and continually improve through effective feedback.

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Tools You’ll Receive:

  • Audience Analysis (Who-Know-Care): Identify what the audience needs and values.
  • Know-Feel-Do Model: Define your presentation goal and audience outcomes.
  • Message Builder Framework: Structure ideas clearly for understanding and retention.
  • What-Why-How: Simplify complex content into logical, audience-centered segments.
  • Delivery Skills: Control pace, voice, and body language for confident communication.
  • Feedback Framework: Apply structured, constructive feedback to refine delivery.
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Concepts We'll Teach You:

  • How to define your message and identify your audience’s needs.
  • How to use proven structures to design clear, engaging presentations.
  • How to enhance delivery using voice, presence, and visuals.
  • How to give and receive feedback to continually improve presentation
    effectiveness.

Activities:

  • Video Recordings & Playback: Review performance
  • Coaching: Participants present, review, and refine delivery
  • Structure Practice: Build presentations using the Message Builder and Know-Feel-Do models
  • Drills: Improve projection, energy, and confidence
  • Peer Feedback Sessions: Apply coaching techniques to give and receive feedback
  • Final Presentation Delivery: Present a structured business message using all tools learned

Agenda:

TOPIC 1:

The Power of Perception and Presence

TOPIC 2:

Audience Analysis: Who-Know-Care

TOPIC 3:

Defining Your Purpose: Know-Feel-Do

TOPIC 4:

Message Builder Framework

TOPIC 5:

Using Simple Message Structures

TOPIC 6:

Practice: Structure Your Message

TOPIC 7:

Delivery Skills: Voice, Body, and Movement

TOPIC 8:

Practice with Feedback: Presentation Delivery

TOPIC 9:

Handling Nerves and Q&A Techniques

TOPIC 10:

Final Presentations and Coaching

TOPIC 11:

Commitments and Application Plan

Delivery Format:

  • In-Person or Virtual

Duration & Structure:

  • 7 hour
  • Up to 10 participants

Targeted Reinforcement:

  1. Short-Cut Card (Included): Quick reference guide of the tools and tips learned in class.
  2. AI Coach Experience for 30 days (Additional Fee)
    • Scenario 1 (Opening with Impact): Practice a 2-minute opener using the CABA model (Credibility, Attention, Body, Audience).
    • Scenario 2 (Strong Close): Practice a powerful close using the MAS model (Memorable, Action, Summary) in under 5 minutes.
    • Scenario 3 (Structuring the Body): Apply Simple-Structure-Support models like "What-Why-How" or "Good-Bad-New".
    • Scenario 4 (Full Presentation): Present a complete message to a senior leader, including Q&A handling and all learned frameworks.