Powerful Presentation Skills – Communicate with Impact

Discover the power of presentation techniques and rhetoric during this engaging course day. Learn how to create a strong presence, manage nervousness, and captivate your audience from the very start. This course is designed to provide knowledge and insight, practical training in presentation skills and rhetoric, and inspiration to continue developing your abilities.

The training is delivered in collaboration with Sara Bengtsson, Växa Konsult.

Course Content

Short theoretical sessions are interspersed with group exercises, discussions, and individual reflection. The course covers the following areas:

Mindset & Approach

  • Psychological safety as the foundation for productive and effective meetings

  • Creating safety in both presenter and participant roles – the SCARF model

  • Valuable approaches to spark interest and create engagement

The Role of the Presenter

  • Build on your personal strengths

  • Manage group dynamics and individual differences

  • Respond to what happens in the room

Presentation Techniques

  • Body language, voice, and rhetoric

  • Active listening

  • Handling nervousness

  • Creating engagement

  • “Priming” – preparing the room and setting the tone for your presentation

Preparation for a Professional Presentation

  • Tools like IDOARRT – a simple method to support planning and execution of effective meetings or presentations (or another tool adapted to your target audience)

PowerPoint & Visual Communication

  • Role reversal – step into your audience’s shoes

  • Tips and tricks for a professional PowerPoint presentation

  • Introductions and conclusions, visual design, text and images, navigation, and scripts

  • How to distill your message

Methods

  • Nudging and storytelling techniques

In addition to course materials, participants receive a small “toolbox” with practical tips and tricks for presenters.

Who is this course for?

This course is for anyone who wants to strengthen their ability to deliver impactful presentations.

Preparation

Participants are asked to bring the agenda for two upcoming meetings where they will lead a presentation. During the course, they will be encouraged to apply their learning directly to these meetings. This approach enhances the course’s relevance and enables immediate application of new insights.

Before the end of the day, each participant will formulate a personal training task — “my next step” — related to presentation skills and rhetoric.

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