Our courses - presenting skills

Over a 30-year period we have developed a presentation skills course that teaches you by doing. This is not a course where the host stands up and tells you what to do, this is a practical course.

During a typical 2-day course you will present up to 7 times.

If you are new to presenting this brings confidence by doing it yourself and by watching 70 or so presentations from your colleagues on the course.

If you are an experience presenter it will hone your skills further.

In a group of no more than 12, you will present 7 times over the two days. You will learn confidence, how to put your points across succinctly and most of all to enjoy presenting.

For most people in business, presentations and public speaking are regular occurrences. It could be an internal meeting where you are speaking to colleagues more senior than you, a presentation to customers, a virtual meeting or a public event like a conference.

Most people ae nervous. This course teaches you ways to cope with those nerves and use them to your advantage. It is not about PowerPoint, but about the way you behave in front of an audience.

CPD accredited bespoke professional presentations course - 14 CPD points per course for accredited professionals

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Each course is conducted under Chatham House rules so that what you present about and how well you do stays in the room. There is no pass or fail.

After each short presentation feedback is given. This allows continuous improvement, turning even the most novice presenter into a professional presenter by the end.

What we cover:

- How to structure your presentation for maximum effect

- Preparation & Appearance

- Coping with nerves

- Stance & movement

- Effective use of hands

- Humour, how to use it

- Slides, a picture is worth 1,000 words

- Earn the right

- Key messages

- Eye contact and engaging an audience

Before the course we ask you to come with two topics that you want to present about.

We help you hone your presentations skill on both topics.

At the end of the course, you will have practiced these presentations several times.

We also run advances courses for experienced presenters. These cover:

- How to use PowerPoint effectively

- Telling a story

- Making your key points

- How to handle questions and answers, Q&A

- Dealing with a difficult audience

- The power of silence

- Effective use of props

- Using media, video and demonstrations