Presentation Skills
Presentation skills aren’t just about how you present – it’s about what you present. It’s easier to act well with a good script. It’s easier to present well with a great presentation.
Because we can read silently so much quicker than we can read aloud, audiences ignore presenters who read bullet points from the screen. Instead, audiences read the presentation for themselves, and get bored waiting for the presenter to catch up. ‘Soft’ presentation skills – body language, nerves, posture – can’t overcome this problem easily. So, don’t read tracts of text from the screen. The most effective presenters work seamlessly with visuals for maximum impact.
Presenting effectively is about more than just soft skills. Body language and tone of voice alone cannot disguise an awful presentation. Even the best presentation skills come unstuck with the wrong material.
m62 offers presentation skills training for presenters. These sessions can be run in-house for organisations, or are sometimes made available as open training courses. m62 presentation skills training teaches presenters to present well – unlike most presentation training which simply tries to minimise the damage a bad presentation does. Contact us for more details, or see the course outlines in this section.
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Hard Presentation Skills Open62
Featured - Open62 is m62′s open enrolment hard skills training for presenters. Change the way you feel about presenting. Next dates – 21-22 September 2010.Presentation Skills
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Course – Presentation Skills
Featured - m62 course. Paid-for course for senior executives. Covers – understanding the audience, preparation, audience engagement, and maximising audience recall.Presentation Skills
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Killer Presentation Skills
1st September - Chas Williams reviews a popular video called Killer Presentation Skills, and brings out lessons for presenters wanting to improve their presentation skills.Presentation Skills
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Cold Calling 2.0
18th August - In Sales 2.0, the B2B buyer is in control. So why do many companies still make cold calls? Cold Calling 2.0 identifies the needs of the customer, and ensures that the salesperson finds the right person to speak to.Presentation Skills
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PowerQuizPoint: Review
19th July - PowerQuizPoint Quiz Maker allows the user to create interactive quizzes within PowerPoint itself, using a simple menu. Quizzes can be run as a PowerPoint presentation, or converted to Flash.Presentation Skills
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Presentation Training Tips
2nd June - Presentation skills training goes beyond hand gestures and voice control. Here we provide 10 presentation training tips to help presenters engage their audience, and present more effectively.Presentation Skills
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Presenting Remotely
2nd June - What should presenters do if they can’t get to their audiences? Here we discuss the different options available to presenters wishing to deliver their presentations remotely.Presentation Skills
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BlackBerry Presenter Review
27th April - The BlackBerry Presenter allows users to present using a screen, directly from their BlackBerry phone. Select specific slides, view speaker notes, and present anywhere – without a laptop.Presentation Skills
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Selling to the C-Suite
14th April - How do you gain access to high level executives? This article features ‘Selling to the C-Suite’ by Dr. Steve Bistritz and Nicholas Read.Presentation Skills
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