Presentation and public speaking skills in company programme

Great public speakers are made, not born. A skill worth learning and learning to a high level.

Overcome any obstacles to become a high-quality speaker.

Imagine being able to:

• Deliver speeches and presentations to audiences that are engaging and exciting
• Standing on a stage, looking out at an audience, and feeling confident and ready to deliver
• Deliver impromptu talks, with no preparation time, and still get your message across

Accreditation awarded by the Institute of Leadership and Management

• Learn the techniques of professional speakers
• Develop processes for overcoming nerves so that they don’t get in your way
• Use structures for writing, practicing, delivering and reviewing your speeches and presentation

Time commitments

This programme is:

4x ½ day webinars

• Follow up tutorial support, on demand

You will learn

• What a powerful public speaker is, and how to become one
• The skills and structures for planning prepared and impromptu speeches, on subjects that you specialise in
• Self-management, management of speaking content, respectful management of the audience

By the end of this programme you will be a well-practised and highly skilled public speaker, able to create rich and learning enhanced speaking experiences

Who this course is for

Previous candidates include:

• Learning and development specialists
• Freelance trainers and coaches
• School leaders
• Managers who have opportunities to speak regularly

Enquire today, to see if this is the right course for you, and to start using memory techniques in a practical, pro-active way

This course is offered as an in company programme for between 4 and 8 people.

We all have the opportunity to learn to be great public speakers. Introverts as much as extroverts. The confident as much as the shy.

Public speaking is a learnable skill, and everyone who engages in training becomes a better speaker.

New speakers overcome nerves, and experienced speakers improve what is already good.

This programme is designed specifically for people who want to be confident and accomplished public speakers. It is for those who want to develop, and embed, high quality speaking skills that allows them to deliver great experiences, every time.

It is suitable for seasoned and new public speakers, people who have learnt how to speak well, and those who are fearful of starting

Key features

• 4 x ½ day webinars
• Small group – maximum of 16 people
• Highly practical and participative approach
• Thriving alumni community, to continue your learning

Course outcomes

On completion of this programme, you will be able to

• Write and present speeches and presentations well, that will provide audiences with great experiences
• Develop your own speaking style, that will draw out the strong elements of your personality and power
• Manage any nerves in a proactive way, so that they aren’t an obstacle to you speaking well

Course content

The course content for this programme includes:

• What makes a great public speaker
• Use of our voice to enhance a speech
• Physicality – gestures, eye contact, movement
• Words and language patterns that engage an audience
• Structuring short and long speeches
• Impromptu speeches and Q+A sessions
• Audience engagement and involvement
• Delivering both professional and personal topics

Our approach

All training needs to be participative, active, and focussed on outcomes for the learner. And especially this course! This means that our webinars are always:

• Rich
• Full of activities
• With opportunities to reflect personally
• And without long, long lectures!

Your course tutor

As an experienced trainer, Charlie Warshawski was encouraged to become a public speaker by attending a public speaking club. “I still remember the first meeting – I was terrified!”

He joined a local Toastmasters club and quickly became hooked. Since that first day, he has:

• Delivered over 100 speeches
• Mentored dozens of new and experienced speakers
• Presented training and workshops on public speaking to 100s of participants
• Participated and won several competitions at local and national level
• Opened new public speaking clubs

For some examples of his speeches look up Charlie Warshawski speaker on Youtube

“I have seen so many people arrive at a club, fearful in the same way that I was. After the initial nerves, they start working on their speeches and their nerves, and the transformation takes place. Everyone, yes everyone who gets involved with working on their public speaking, gets better. And the confidence it brings is wonderful to see.”

This programme is suitable for anyone who wants to develop public speaking skills. This may be:

• In the workplace, if you have to deliver presentations or training
• In personal environments, if you want to give presentations for hobbies, deliver a best man’s speech, talk to groups for a club you run
• If obstacles to speaking up is holding you back professionally

Of the hundreds of people we’ve trained in speaking skills, participants have included

• Learning and development specialists
• HR managers and leaders
• Freelance trainers and facilitators
• School teachers and leaders

The course content is differentiated so that everyone’s needs get met, and everyone learns new and fresh approaches. Experienced speakers improve on the skills they already have in place, and new speakers learn the rudiments, as well as work nerves and confidence

There are no pre-requisites for enrolling on this programme.

It is helpful if you have the opportunity to deliver a talk or presentation in the time between our webinar sessions, to put some of the learning and activities into practice

Some expectations for people who have developed this skill include:

• To be invited to deliver presentations and talks in a work environment
• To present well at interviews, and have a better chance to be appointed
• To deliver keynote speeches