Presentation Training | Chicago & LA
Effective Presentations
Course Description
Strong presentation skills are vital to succeed in business today. Whether you are doing an internal presentation or delivering a multi-million dollar sales presentation, the skills you learn on this onsite workshop will allow to you produce a powerful and confident performance.
The Presentation class is very hands on with lots of interactive exercises that help ensure student success.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this Presentation training course students will be able to:
- Understand what makes an Effective Presentation.
- Set Objectives and Planning for a Successful Presentation.
- The Importance of Analyzing an Audience.
- Deliver an Opening to Capture the Audience Attention.
- Deliver a Substantial Presentation and Powerful Close.
- Preparing for the Presentation.
- Overcome Fear of Public Speaking.
- Use Different Tonality for Effect.
- Use Non-verbal Communication Aids.
- Handle Questions-and-Answers.
- How to Persuade People.
Upcoming Classes
Chicago |
Mar, 2010 | Apr, 2010 | May, 2010 | Jun, 2010 |
| Effective Presentations | May 27 |
Los Angeles |
Mar, 2010 | Apr, 2010 | May, 2010 | Jun, 2010 |
| Effective Presentations | Mar 23 ! | May 18 ! |
* Class almost full ! Class guaranteed to run † Class is full
Course Outline
Fundamentals of Presentation
- Identify and use effective presentations
- Plan a presentation and determine objectives
Audience Analysis and Supporting Material
- Analyze the audience
- The benefits of audience analysis
- Determine support materials to use in a presentation
Building Presentations
- Build a presentation
- Develop an introduction to capture the audience attention
- Organize the body of the presentation and use transitions
- Conclude the presentation
Presentation Mechanics
- Understanding and incorporating visual aids
- Display and create visual aids
Presentation Process
- Use a presentation process
- Prepare before making the presentation
- Overcome the fear of public speaking
- Deliver a presentation using different aspects of voice
- Use non-verbal communication aids
Question-and-Answer Session
- Prepare to answer questions
- Handling challenging questions and audiences
Fundamentals of Persuasion
- Understand how to persuade
- Goals of persuasion
- Organize a persuasive presentation
- Use methods of persuasion
Meet the Instructors

Jeannette
Jeannette's experience includes management, corporate training, keynote speaking and seminar facilitation for businesses and student organizations, business- to-business sales, and most recently, teaching business courses at the college level.
Living by her personal philosophy, "Life - it is an experienced to be lived! Not to stand back and be witnessed", she now lives two of her greatest passions - wine consulting and teaching for Training Connection.
Jeannette can't wait to help you and the members of your company through a journey of personal and professional growth!

Allyncia
Allyncia has 12 years of corporate training experience. She holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology and Spanish.
Ms. Williams has studied, traveled, and worked abroad in 14 countries. As a corporate communications consultant in Tokyo, Japan, she created business skills and cross-cultural training programs for a wide range of clients including Goldman Sachs, Deutsch Bank, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Johnson & Johnson Co., Eddie Bauer, JAPEX, Ministry of International Trade to name a few.
Since returning to the US, Allyncia has consulted in HR and Training roles with Hewitt Associates, LaSalle Bank and Unicare.



















