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This course is for: Heads, aspiring Heads, and all those in schools who are required to make speeches and presentations.
Course Aims
Course overview: this one-day session focuses on how to deliver effective, well-planned, and structured presentations to communicate with a range of people to convey thoughts and ideas with clarity and confidence.
The day concludes with an opportunity to deliver a short presentation to the group.
Course Programme
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Time |
Session |
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09.45 – 10.00 |
Arrival, registration, and coffee |
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10.00 – 10.15 |
Welcome, introduction & objectives of the day |
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10.15 – 11.15 |
Session 1: Exploring your own communication style to enable you to communicate with a greater understanding of yourself and the audience |
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11.15 – 11.30 |
Refreshment break in lounge |
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11.30 – 12.00 |
Session 2: Creating a credible and confident first impression by looking at body language, tone and pace of voice and personal projection. Being your ‘authentic’ self to build rapport and captivate the audience |
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12.00 – 13.00 |
Session 3: Ensuring that clear messages are delivered that engage and ‘land’ with the audience. The use of key words and ‘storytelling’ Look at the ‘concentration’ curve
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13.00 – 13.45 |
Lunch in restaurant |
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13.45 – 14.15 |
Session 4: Methods to help plan and structure each presentation to keep focused and on track Structuring the presentation - defining the purpose |
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14.15 – 16.00
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Session 5: Time to plan and practice Opportunity to deliver presentations and receive peer group feedback Working break for tea and coffee |
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16.00 – 16.15 |
Session 6: Introduction to Reflective Diaries to encourage continuous improvement in presentation skills |
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16.15 – 16.30 |
Questions and closing remarks |
Course Director Biography
Meg is a highly experienced, practical consultant with the ability to identify and deliver to help people and organisations reach their potential - both personally and professionally. With over 30 years’ experience in the training and development of individuals and teams, Meg has worked with blue chip companies, designing, developing and delivering a diverse range of training and development campaigns using a wide range of teaching and training methodologies.
Her key areas of activity are: Leadership and management development (Lectured for the Institute of Leadership and Management), culture change, talent and performance management, group facilitation, organisation analysis and strategic planning. CIPD mentor and coach.
Meg has worked with a number of global businesses. Her key focus is developing leadership teams and succession planning for organisations.