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Giving Great Presentations

Giving Great Presentations
Planning, Practice, and PowerPoint

Agenda Rave Reviews When Where Registration Fee Policies Related Information

Ideal for professionals who need to sharpen their presentation skills, this in-depth course helps you plan and structure high-impact presentations. Learn persuasive techniques that use both verbal and nonverbal communication. Boost your aptitude in dealing with Q&A sessions and enhance your message with visual aids. Students also have the opportunity to practice presentation delivery and receive professional feedback on their public speaking skills.

This course is a pre-requisite for Effective Executive Briefings and is recommended for mid-level managers and GS 9-15.

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The leadership competencies for this course include:

  • Influencing
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Written Communication
  • Resilience
  • Political Savvy

Bring this course to your site.

This course and any combination of it's topics are available as custom on-site training for your organization. We have tailored this course for engineers, scientists, and many people new to Washington. For more information about how this training can help your members and staff, please contact your client liaison.


 

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This course is currently available only as a custom on-site course.  For more information about how this training can help your members and staff, please contact your client liaison.  Register for this course

   CEU credits approved by George Mason University
Approved for .6 CEU credits from George Mason University.

Educational Tracks
Communication and Advocacy
Media Training

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  Course materials include


Course materials include "Common Sense Rules of Advocacy for Lawyers," by Keith Evans.

"Not just for lawyers! Common Sense Rules of Advocacy for Lawyers contains valuable insights and practical lessons for anyone who advocates for a living, including mediators, facilitators, and others who may not readily admit to practicing the subtle art of advocacy."
-- Steve Clymer, J.D., mediator, arbitrator, and facilitator with ACCORD Dispute Resolution Services, Inc.

"Down to earth advice for the advocate. Keith Evans' book provides important, down-to-earth advice and guidance for both the novice and experienced advocate. Having adjudicated many, many cases, I wish every advocate would review these practical rules for effective advocacy. All advocates will benefit from this helpful book."
-- Jay Grenig, Arbitrator



  Course Details
Agenda
Giving Great Presentations
8:30 Planning Your Presentation: Steps to Success

The beginning of a winning presentation requires planning, research, and analysis. The instructor will take you through the steps you need to take, including thinking about the topic, researching the topic and your audience, organizing your thoughts, and employing persuasive techniques during your presentation.

10:00 Break
10:15 Keys to Effective Presentations: Using Positive Emotion to Persuade

In this session, tips and techniques for delivering a presentation will be discussed. The instructor will teach you breathing exercises that help reduce nervousness, tips on projecting your voice, techniques that increase your confidence in delivering an effective presentation, and strategies to use when answering Q&A. Common do's and don'ts will be discussed. You will be given a chance to practice some of these tips and techniques in an interactive manner.

12:15 Networking Lunch
1:15 Enhancing Your Presentation with Visual Aids

Choosing the right visual aids may make or break your presentation. You will learn what your visual options are and when you should use them.

  • PowerPoint slides
  • Videos
  • Timelines
  • Storyboards
1:45 Practice Makes Perfect

You will have an opportunity to put what you have learned during the day into practice. You will choose a topic and prepare a written summary of the presentation. Some attendees will deliver their presentations to the class. When giving feedback, the instructor will focus on the following areas in order to reinforce concepts taught during the morning session:

  • Effective eye contact and body language
  • Using targeted "key messages"
  • Using persuasion to gain acceptance of your recommendation
  • Don'ts-don't read notes; don't use technical jargon and acronyms; and don't be defensive handling Q&A

A break will be taken at a convenient time.

4:30 Complete Evaluations; Course Concludes


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Suggested Prerequisites 3 to 4 years of work experience.

If you need help deciding which courses you should take based on your work experience or training, please contact us via email or phone: 703-739-3790.

Rave Reviews

"It was good-new tips even for those who have taken courses in effective presentations."

"The tips, I learned today will help to make my next presentation, or briefing better than the last one I did."
-- Congressional Relations Officer, DHS/FEMA

"Will allow me to accurately relay my ideas to my colleagues."

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Time and Dates 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • This course is currently available only as a custom on-site course.  For more information about how this training can help your members and staff, please contact your client liaison.

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Location Other datesLocation in Washington, DC will be announced before course. 

Other datesLocation in Washington, DC will be announced before course. Many of our courses are held at these locations:

Course Materials Course materials include "Common Sense Rules of Advocacy for Lawyers," by Keith Evans (regularly $35).
Registration Fee $495 ** includes networking lunch   Register for this course
Discounts ** Group Discount! When 4 people from the same organization register and pay together, the 4th person is free! When 8 people from the same organization register and pay together, the 4th and 8th persons are both free! See complete details here
Certificate of Training
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CEU Credits
A Certificate of Training is available for this course. To get a Certificate of Training, your registration fee must be paid in full, and you must attend the entire course.

This course is approved for .6 CEU credits from George Mason University.

Policies For this course, substitutions, cancellations, and transfers must be submitted in writing to us. Our transfer and cancellation fees are outlined below.
 
** Transfer and Cancellation Fee
For all registrations received on or after September 1, 2007
Time Before Course Substitutions Allowed Transfer Fee Cancellation Fee
More than 4 weeks Yes, in writing None None
2 to 4 weeks Yes, in writing 25% of tuition 50% of tuition
3 days to 2 weeks Yes, in writing 50% of tuition 75% of tuition
1 to 2 days Yes, in writing 75% of tuition 100% of tuition
day of program
(no refunds to no-shows)
Yes, in writing 100% of tuition 100% of tuition

No refunds for no shows. We reserve the right to change this fee and time period. 

TCN reserves the right to cancel any course in the event of insufficient registrations.

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Last updated: August 19, 2008

 

 

 

 

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