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Our open course programme is designed to cover topics where an organisation may have one or two members of staff who need training in a particular area but not enough numbers to justify a custom course. These courses give the same comprehensive grounding combined with our usual totally hands on, interactive style as our custom programmes. They provide an economical and effective way of providing training.

Courses are held either at the Abbey Hotel in Worcestershire: our home base and a beautiful setting that reflects our forum theatre based methods. Attractively presented course notes are provided for delegates as part of the course fee.

Ring 01684 311287 or email viv@nelsontraining.co.uk to reserve your place.

Monday 20th & Tuesday 21st September 2010
Malvern - Abbey Hotel
Abbey Road, Great Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3ET
Executive Presentations and Public Speaking
2 day course 9.30 am to 4 pm. Course fee £395 plus VAT.
All fees must be received before attendance.

We had a number of requests for a two day presentation skills course that would enable a more in depth approach than our usual one day courses – Perfect Presentations, Presentations for the Petrified and Life after Death by PowerPoint. So we ran one called Executive Presentations and Public Speaking which was a huge success - so we're running it again!

We plan to restrict numbers to give plenty of individual attention and everyone is invited to bring along past, present and future presentations. The course is aimed at anyone who has to give presentations or speak in public and the course is suitable for both the inexperienced and advanced presenter as there will be plenty of individual and small group work which will take delegates experience into account.

The workshop will be led by professional presenters and actors. They will show everyone how to avoid the usual turn-offs and instead really engage their audience by structuring their presentation in a user friendly way. Using the latest technology we will show delegates how to use their voice to its maximum potential. We will show them how to use PowerPoint and supporting material in a way that really adds value to their presentation!

By the end of the course everyone will have had loads of hands on practical sessions and workshops that will dramatically improve their presentations.

The objectives are that by the end of the course delegates will have:

• Identified the biggest turn-offs in presentations and ways of avoiding them
• Learned how to make an audience focussed presentation
• Practiced using their voice using the techniques of professional actors
• Improved their vocal delivery for maximum effect
• Learned effective techniques for structuring (and remembering) their presentations
• Learned how to make their presentations run to time
  Improved their connection with the audience
• Learned how to use supporting material effectively
• Learned how to use PowerPoint and visual material to its maximum effect
• Learned tips and tricks to change PowerPoint from a passive to an active medium
• Learned how to keep the audience in “think” rather than “listen” mode
• Learned and practiced how to raise a routine presentation to an excellent truly memorable presentation
• Identified strategies for managing common fears, from forgetting where you are to handling difficult audience members!
  

“Actors were brilliant. Good mix of information & scenarios. Much better than role play or standard type of presentation. Very enjoyable day. Highly recommended”
Robin Messures
Devon & Cornwall Constabulary