Persuasive Presentations

Beyond Bullet Points:

Master Powerpoint Presentations Workshop.

Microsoft Powerpoint is a reality in your business environment today. It has brought great freedom to you as a presenter - the freedom to illustrate ideas and proposals in an eye-catching and economical manner.


The Problem with Powerpoint:
Master Powerpoint PresentationsUnfortunately - most of us also witness the negative side of powerpoint use! The side where Powerpoint turns the audience into slaves and insists that they parse all 100 detailed bullet-point slides crammed into a 30 minute presentation.

But, of course, your audience has a choice - they can get irate, frustrated or even start to daydream and catchup on their sleep.




Master Powerpoint Presentations

So, the question is - how do you use the "power" in powerpoint to drive your story - to brilliantly present the supporting evidence for your proposal or presentation?





Workshop Overview:
Beyond Bullet Points: Master Powerpoint Presentation Skills is a very interactive workshop for experienced presenters and Powerpoint users. Each participant comes into the workshop with a key set of powerpoint slides that they wish to work with for the duration.

A key feature of this workshop is the way it is divided into two seperate half days - with up to two weeks in between. During the first half-day, we will cover the principles of "illustrating your story" through powerpoint.


Then - you apply these principles to your slideset and send it on to the workshop leader for detailed feedback. The second half-day focuses on specific Powerpoint tips and adjustments to make your slideset even more compelling in supporting you presentation.


Target Audience:
All attendees are expected to be experienced presenters and Powerpoint users. Each person must bring along a specific slideset that they need to present over the coming month. The workshop is suitable for Executives, Managers, Project Managers, Consultants and Engineers who need to give compelling and persuasive presentations on a regular basis.


Workshop Content:
  • What does it take to Master Powerpoint Presentations?
  • The 5 deadly sins of Presentations - and how Powerpoint contributes to each.
  • Avoiding the most common Powerpoint mistakes.
  • Revisit your presentation - What is the Story you want to tell this audience? What is the persuasive outcome you need?

  • Your Overall Slideset:
    • Different Story structures and Story-telling techniques
    • Choosing your story structure and flow.
    • Developing your template
    • Improve your audience's decision-making - ensuring key points are obvious
    • Segmentation and slide transition.
    • Eliminating and editing out distraction

  • Your Individual Slides:
    • Using the Principles of Perceptive Psychology
    • Using persuasive images and graphics
    • Principles of graphics design.
    • Use of Picture and Metaphor.
    • Different purpose of each slide - Attention? Interest? Desire? Action?
    • Translating your slide content from "data overload" to "compelling features and benefits".
    • Ensuring the question "Why is this slide important" is answered in each slide.
    • Eliminating and editing out distraction

  • Planning the interaction between your presentation delivery and slideset.
  • Using your slides as visual prompts to open up - and guide - discussion.
  • Suitable templates for different types of presentations:
    • Technical Presentations.
    • Sales Presentations.
    • Project and Team Updates.
  • Email feedback from workshop leader on your slideset work between sessions.



Duration and Other:
This course is run over 2 half-days - each half-day seperated by up to 2 weeks.

Limited to 8 persons to allow for ample practice and feedback.


NOTE:
1. The Workshop is also available through 1:1 Coaching – this typically takes place through 3 x 1.5 hour sessions and email support.

2. This workshop is focused on the creative and effective use of Microsoft Powerpoint. You may also be interested in the complementary workshop: "Mastering Persuasive Presentations".


Please feel free to contact us for an initial discussion around your Advanced Powerpoint Training requirements.




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Workshop Dates:

2012 Cork:

Feb 9 and 23
May 10 and 24
Aug 30 and Sept 13
Nov 15 and 29

2012 Dublin:

May 17 and 31
Aug 28 and Sept 11
Nov 8 and 22

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