Master Your Message PREFERRED

SESSION 1: In Build Your Confidence and Crush the Jitters, you will know how to …

• recognize why your current methods of practicing may be giving you a false sense of confidence
• institute easy tactics on a daily basis that will have you presentation-ready at a moment's notice
• identify words you currently use that show your nervousness (when eliminated, you will instantly feel and sound more confident);
• convey confidence at the start of your presentation with the use of two very specific words
• check the rate at which you speak to ensure you are speaking at an appropriate speed so you do not feel or sound nervous
• fix a common mistake in speech that makes you sound unconfident, unsure, and vulnerable
• use 5 body language practices to immediately make you feel more powerful and less anxious
• find and use your normal speaking voice so you instantly sound confident
• get rid of the nerves when you ask a question and the audience goes silent

SESSION 2: In Establish Your Credibility, you will know how to …

• revise how you let the audience know who you are
• create and execute a solid, strong, succinct introduction of yourself that establishes your credibility
• clarify for your listeners what you do and why it matters
• examine and use body language that demonstrates power
• look the part of who it is you want the audience see
• feel powerful about exactly what it is you are accomplishing when you make a presentation
• give everyone listening to you a reason to lean in and prepare to respect every single word you say

SESSION 3: In Give Everyone a Reason to Listen, you will know how to …

• embrace the number one thing you MUST do to get adults to listen to you throughout your presentation
• grab your audience's attention from the start no matter what you present
• create a presentation that has purpose so you are not just talking, but you are adding value
• meet audience expectations no matter who's sitting in front of you
• position your listeners so they feel a sense of accomplishment after engaging with you
• practice so you do not sound rehearsed but so that you sound professional and totally polished

SESSION 4: In The One and Only Way to Start a Presentation, you will know how to …

• start your presentation so you do not get blank, uninterested stares
• avoid some of the common recommendations for starting presentations that do not work
• maximize the start of your presentation so you keep all eyes and all ears on you from the first words you speak until the last
• use an expert technique for starting your presentation
• create a roadmap for organizing your presentation
• make the first minutes of a presentation matter with the 4Ps of engagement

SESSION 5: In Audience Engagement Done Right, you will know how to …

• get your audience engaged before anyone even shows up for your presentation
• design audience activities that further your objectives and that are meaningful to the audience
• use an easy and fail-proof system for creating audience engagement every single time you present and that works regardless of your presentation topic
• appeal to all the ways people like to process information
• avoid having an activity just for the sake of having an activity
• engage your audiences without your participants or yourself feeling silly

SESSION 6: In Create an Absolutely Flawless Presentation, you will know how to …

• organize your presentation for maximum impact and so you immediately grab everyone's attention
• use a strategy to locate powerful, royalty-free images for your presentations
• have purposeful movements to support your message
• employ nonverbal communication tactics to show confidence, authority, control, and honesty
• expertly conclude your presentation so everyone knows this was time well spent, and if given the opportunity to hear you speak again, everyone will gladly jump at the opportunity
• use a 2-step process for creating flawless presentations
• use the 3-part template to seamlessly tailor presentations to fit different lengths of time and to work if you are presenting alongside others

PLUS A WEEKLY live videoconference session with the instructor provide you with answers to all the questions you have on presentation skills. You have access to these sessions for the lifetime of the program. Additionally, you receive unlimited email support.

RECOMMENDED ORDER

SESSION 1: Build Your Confidence and Crush the Jitters

SESSION 2: Establish Your Credibility

SESSION 3: Give Everyone a Reason to Listen

SESSION 4: The One and Only Way to Start a Presentation

SESSION 5: Audience Engagement Done Right

SESSION 6: Create an Absolutely Flawless Presentation