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Giving Great Presentations
Planning, Practice, and PowerPoint |
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.
Also see
The leadership competencies for this course include:
- Influencing
- Interpersonal Skills
- Strategic Thinking
- Written Communication
- Resilience
- Political Savvy
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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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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
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Agenda |
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Giving Great Presentations |
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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
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10:00 |
Break |
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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. |
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12:15 |
Networking Lunch |
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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
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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. |
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4:30 |
Complete Evaluations; Course
Concludes |
Do
you need a training
course we don't offer or coverage of
an additional topic in this course?
If you have suggestions for courses or topics you would like to see us offer, please contact us or complete our
online suggestion form.
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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.
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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."
See
testimonials about
our courses.
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Time
and Dates |
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
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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.
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Location |
Other dates:
Location in Washington, DC will be announced before
course. Other dates:
Location
in Washington, DC will be announced
before course. Many of our courses are held at
these locations:
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Cannon House Office Building (HOB), First and C Streets, SE,
Washington, DC (Capitol South Metro
stop)
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Capitol
Hill Club, 300 First Street SE, Washington,
DC (directly across the street from the
Capitol South Metro
stop) Our map
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College of William & Mary Washington DC Office,
1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 810, Washington, DC 20036 (two blocks southeast of the
Dupont Circle Metro
stop)
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DC Bar
Conference Center, 1250 H Street NW,
Washington, DC (Metro Center station)
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Goethe-Institut, 812 Seventh Street NW,
Washington, DC 20001 (Gallery Place /
Chinatown Metro stop) Our map
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Hall of the States, 444 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC (1 1/2 blocks from the
Union Station Metro
stop)
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The Liaison Capitol Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC
(2 1/2 blocks from the
Union Station Metro
stop)
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Google Map
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Longworth House Office Building (HOB),
New Jersey Ave. and C Streets, SE, Washington, DC
(one block west of the
Capitol South Metro stop)
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Google Map
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National
Democratic Headquarters, 430 So. Capitol Street
SE, Washington, DC 20003 (Capitol South Metro
stop) Our map
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Google Map
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Rayburn House Office Building (HOB),
Independence Ave. SW and South Capitol Street
(two blocks west of the
Capitol South Metro stop)
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Reserve Officers Association, One Constitution Avenue NE, Washington, DC (3 1/2 blocks from the
Union Station Metro
stop)
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Google Map
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Course
Materials |
Course
materials include "Common
Sense Rules of Advocacy for Lawyers," by Keith
Evans (regularly $35).
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Registration Fee |
$495
** includes networking lunch
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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.
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Certificate of
Training
and
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.
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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 |
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Time Before Course |
Substitutions Allowed |
Transfer Fee |
Cancellation Fee |
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More than 4 weeks |
Yes, in writing |
None |
None |
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2 to 4 weeks |
Yes, in writing |
25% of tuition |
50% of tuition |
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3 days to 2 weeks |
Yes, in writing |
50% of tuition |
75% of tuition |
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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.
All statements and
discussion at all of our courses, workshops and seminars, public and custom,
are off the record and not for attribution, unless specified otherwise.
The resulting confidentiality ensures a frank and
free exchange of views.
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FAQs |
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about our training
including suggested attire.
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TheCapitol.Net, Inc., PO Box 25706, Alexandria, VA
22313-5706
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Training |
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Available as custom, on-site training? |
Yes.
This
program can be tailored
for on-site agency, association and corporate training.
Please call 703-739-3790 for information.
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Email: registrar -at- TheCapitol.Net
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Non-Partisan |
TheCapitol.Net is a
non-partisan firm, and the opinions of its faculty,
authors, clients and the owners and operators of its vendors are
their own and do not represent those of TheCapitol.Net.
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Last updated:
August 19, 2008
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