Professional and Effective Presentations

How often have you had to endure a presentation where the presenter just gave a lecture while you were expected to passively listen? Most people feel that this style does not appeal, inspire, or motivate them as an audience.

An effective presentation aims to change the audience and get them to think or act differently. The presenter should be able to engage them with a clear, focused message, logical arguments, and compelling visuals. Enhanced with a passionate delivery that evokes emotions and your presentation is sure to impact your audience forcefully.

This intensive two-day program provides a guiding framework to teach others how to design, develop, and deliver compelling, high impact presentations. Participants will learn simple, innovative concepts they can apply throughout the design and delivery process. Additionally, participants will review how to structure presentations, research content, create impactful visuals and enhance their delivery skills. Participants will find this programme a dynamic and engaging learning experience.

After the workshop, you will be able to:

• Describe the three principles of presentation.
• Structure a presentation and visuals with focus, clarity and impact.
• Effectively visualize, build and structure a presentation.
• Deliver a presentation with focus, engagement and passion.

Outline

1. Presentation primer

• What is professional presenting?
• Character, logic, and emotion
• The three principles of presenting

2. Preparing your structure

• What’s the point?
• Knowing your audience
• Researching your topic
• Creating your structure
• Visualizing your ideas

3. Preparing your slides

• The function of slides
• More images and fewer words
• Exploring engagement tools e.g. online feedback and quiz such as Mentimeter and Kahoot, etc.
• Slide design tips

4. Preparing yourself

• Are you an expert?
• Dealing with nerves
• Looking the part
• Attitude, skills, and knowledge of the perfect presenter

5. Delivering your presentation

• Passion, proximity, and participation
• Beginning with a P.U.N.C.H.
• Building rapport and addressing questions
• The charisma recipe
• Techniques in Story Telling, Story Selling and Story Showing
• Having a powerful ending

6. Presentation Time!

• Delivering your presentation
• Evaluation of presentation
• Wrap up of program and prize presentation

	Early bird	Normal	Members (Join/renew here)
Fee (S$) excl. of GST	660.00	690.00	630.00
Fee (S$)*	719.40	752.10	686.70
50% UTAP disbursement amount (if eligible)
For ≤ 39 years old	Total Nett Fee Paid x 50% (capped at $250)**
For ≥ 40 years old	Total Nett Fee Paid x 50% (capped at $500)**
*9% GST is based on full course fee
**NTUC Starter Members capped at $200

Grants (if applicable)

• Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP):

  NTUC members enjoy 50% unfunded* course fee support for up to $250 per year when you sign up for courses supported under UTAP. NTUC Members aged 40 and above can enjoy higher funding support at up to $500 per year for courses attended between 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2025. NTUC Starter members can enjoy funding support at up to $200 per year. For more information on how to submit UTAP claims, click here.

  *Unfunded course fee refers to the balance course fee payable after applicable government subsidies. This excludes material fees, registration fees, misc. fees etc.