NEW Pitch Perfect Presentations

Early Bird Discount - SAVE £100

Book before 17 February 2012 and pay only £549 +VAT per delegate, rather than the usual course price of £649 +VAT

Target Audience

This is a seminar for people who want to learn the secrets of great presentations. You will also benefit if you feel that you have the basic skills but wish to brush up the finer points and have some feedback on your style and technique.

Course Programme

The makings of a great presentation

• Presenting vs. speeches
• Engaging with your audience
• What makes a great presentation

  How to prepare your presentation

• Before you start
• The three P's
• Powerful visual aids
• Anticipating and managing questions
• Using handouts

  Structuring your presentation

• Different types of presentations
• Beginnings, middles and ends
• The rule of three
• Less is more!

  How to gain confidence and manage your nerves

• Building self belief
• Understanding where nerves come from and how to use them positively!
• How to handle difficult people
• Feel the fear and do it anyway!
• Passion Eliminates Fear

  Using visual aids

• Using visual aids to prompt yourself
• How to use great images
• Using colour, images,
• Kinesthetic techniques
• Using PowerPoint, props and the flip chart

  Practice, practice and more practice

• Delegates will all have an opportunity to complete at least 3 presentations
• Saying it out loud
• Using technology
• How to obtain and use feedback

Course Director

Nick Blasdale

Nick is a well-travelled HR, Training and Sales Management Professional with over 15 years experience in major blue chip organisations. He worked for Honda, Raychem, WH Smith, Filofax and Time/system before starting his own consultancy and training business in 1999. He now works in partnership with organisations of

all sizes and runs in-company courses / workshops as well as public / open programmes all over the UK, Europe, the United States and the Middle East.  Nick has an engaging style that ensures active participation from all the people he works with.

We already have the potential to exceed our current performance. Developing the potential of each individual and each team is the key to achieving this. Nick is an enthusiastic, innovative, experienced and highly effective trainer, capable of engaging people at all levels.