The Art and Science of Powerful Presentations — A Hands-On One Day Workshop
Whether you are presenting a 20 minute talk to your Management team at work, giving an hour-long talk at a conference, or addressing your local school board, this workshop will teach you how to craft and deliver a powerful presentation that is attention getting, compelling and persuasive. Whether you are a pro who has been giving talks for years, or a beginning, whether you like public speaking or whether it terrifies you, this workshop will take you to the next level in your speaking career. The workshop applies the latest research on the brain and neuroscience to the art and science of developing and delivering presentations. And of course you will learn by example from the workshop leader, who has 30 years experience as a highly rated and internationally sought after presenter.
Here are some of the topics you will learn:
How to assess how far you can take your audience – how much you can get them to stretch to think a new way and/or take a new action
Research on stories and information processing – why stories are so powerful and how to incorporate them into any kind of presentation
What neuroscience tells us about visual processing of information, and how you can use that to create compelling visuals
The “Magic Formula” for creating the structure of your talk that ensures you will deliver a powerful message in the most persuasive way
How to build in a “Call to Action” so that people will take the action you want them to take when the presentation is over
Whether or not to have a Questions and Answer part of your talk, and if you do, how to be perceived as an expert
Whether to use a handout of information or not, and if so, what kind
What to do instead of using boring bullet points
How to start and structure your presentation so that you are engaging both the conscious and the unconscious parts of the mind
What the latest neuroscience has to tell us about human decision making, and how to use this to create a presentation that moves people to make decisions and take action
What the latest science on persuasion has to tell us about human motivations, and how to use this to persuade people to your point of view during the presentation
The 10 most important keys to crafting a powerful presentation
The 10 most important attributes of a powerful presenter
and much much more!
This is an interactive, hands-on, working session. Come prepared to work hard and learn a lot.
