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.
Overview | Benefits | Pre-requisites | Course Outline
There is also a one-day course designed for people who already have some experience of Microsoft PowerPoint, and wish to become effective public speakers. This course is listed below:
Related Courses: Public Speaking Workshop
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.
Who would benefit from the course?
New and existing users of Microsoft PowerPoint who want to know about using the program when carrying out presentations in public.
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
Course Outline
During the course we will cover:
- 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
