Public Speaking using Microsoft PowerPoint
A Two-day Course - designed for people who need to make effective public speeches and winning presentations.
Note: This course uses Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 but the PowerPoint techniques covered will also apply to other versions.
There is also a one-day Public Speaking Workshop designed for people who wish to become effective public speakers without learning about PowerPoint.
Overview
This is a two-day split course so delegates have several days between the first and second modules to allow time to create a 10-minute presentation using the skills learnt.
Microsoft PowerPoint is a business graphics program that allows you to create slide-show presentations. Delegates will receive a thorough grounding in how to create dynamic slide-show presentations in PowerPoint incorporating text, charts, and diagrams.
Course Outline
- Planning a presentation
- Benefits of presentations for speakers. How to change your mindset to make a presentation enjoyable for you
- The objectives of communication
- Voice exercises to improve your vocal fitness and control
- Consider the audience – learn about making your presentation fit with their thoughts
- The structure - methods to impart the message
- Delivering a presentation
- Learn about projecting your voice and controlling the room
- Understand how improvisation can make your presentation flow and be flexible
- Discover how to use body language to manage the audiencee
- Learn how to cope with stage fright – learn methods for controlling the nerves
- Beginning and ending a presentation - learn tips for success
- The techniques of speaking
- Question techniques – learn how using your questions, and audience questions, can improve communication
- Handling difficulties confidently
- Introduction to PowerPoint
- Creating a new presentation
- Working with outline and slide views
- Alignment, line spacing and bullets
- Printing
- Working with Graphic Objects
- Editing objects
- Adding lines, colours & shadows
- Inserting clip-art
- Using Word Art
- Creating and editing a chart
- Linking to other applications
- Making a dynamic slide show
- Adding transitions & animations
Who would benefit from the course?
Anyone who needs to speak in public and wishes to deliver an effective talk or presentation.
Pre-requisites
Delegates should be familiar with the rudimentary PC keyboard. A basic understanding of using Windows and familiarity with using a mouse would be an advantage.
Delegates will be required to deliver a 5-minute talk during the first day. This talk does not have to use PowerPoint but will have been prepared before the course commences and can be on any subject
