Presentation+Skills+and+Techniques

//with Don McDowell // This one-off workshop is for anyone wanting to present a training course or workshop, for which knowledge of public speaking and improving one’s confidence are key requirements. The focus is on giving fundamental information on a wide range of issues, enhanced by examples. It covers all the challenges of organising and delivering a presentation workshop or training event, including planning, using your voice, designing visual aids and preparing handouts.

The workshop covers:
 * 1) Assessing what type of audience you will encounter and why they want to join your event
 * 2) Identifying what they will need to know, as well as should know and could know
 * 3) Planning the content of your presentation accordingly
 * 4) Planning your start-point, the order in which you should present ideas and how you might finish up
 * 5) Developing ideas about how to support your speaking with visual or audio aids
 * 6) Understanding what effective public speaking will demand of you in terms of speech, language, body language and using your voice
 * 7) Designing notes and handouts – what are the must/should/could inclusions
 * 8) Planning when to issue handouts, why – and what you expect in terms of participant reaction
 * 9) Developing your ideas about likely questions and how to answer them effectively
 * 10) Running the Question & Answer session – ways of organising and coping with challenges
 * 11) Rehearsal – actual or virtual; pros and cons

Further notes 
 * 1) <span style="color: #d90e1a; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Participants should come equipped with writing materials and/or laptop/tablet as individually preferred.
 * 2) <span style="color: #d90e1a; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Notes will be provided during the workshop.
 * 3) <span style="color: #d90e1a; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Both individual and group activities form part of this workshop.

<span style="color: #bf410b; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Date:** Wednesday 3rd February <span style="color: #bf410b; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Time:** 1:00pm to 4:00pm <span style="color: #bf410b; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Cost:** $4, including afternoon refreshments <span style="color: #bf410b; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Venue:** U3A centre Tura Beach <span style="color: #bf410b; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Contact:** Don McDowell on 0408 695 719 or email donmcdowell.isc@gmail.com <span style="color: #bf410b; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Bookings:** [] <span style="color: #bf410b; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Limit:** 15