Effective Presentations:

Fundamentals of presentation
Effective presentations
Planning a presentation

Audience analysis and supporting material
Audience analysis
Supporting materials

Building presentations
Build presentations
Develop an introduction
Organize the body of the presentation
Effective conclusion

Presentation mechanics
Visual aids
Understand visual aids

Presentation process
Extemporaneous speaking
Preparation for speaking
Deliver a presentation
Nonverbal communication

Question-and-answer session
Handle questions effectively
Handle challenging questions

Fundamentals of persuasion
Understand persuasion
Organize a persuasive presentation
Methods of persuasion

After completing this course, students will know how to:

Identify and use effective presentations, use different types of presentations, plan a presentation, and determine primary and secondary objectives.
Analyze the audience, determine the supporting material, and learn about different types of supporting material.
Build a presentation, develop an introduction, capture the audience attention, organize the body of the presentation, use transitions, and conclude the presentation.
Incorporate visual aids, understand the types of visual aids, display, and create visual aids.
Use a presentation process, prepare before speaking in a presentation, deliver a presentation, and use nonverbal communication aids.
Handle the questions effectively, approach the question-and-answer session, responsibilities during a session, and handle challenging questions.
Persuade a presentation, understand the goals of persuasion, organize a persuasive presentation, and use the methods of persuasion.

Prerequisites

None