Would you like to be seen as a leader in your field remembered for giving great presentations with great content and ideas?

This comprehensive course will equip you with all the skills you need to confidently give memorable speeches and presentations. In particular, you will learn:

• Techniques to speak with power used by actors and singers to prepare themselves.
• How to master the power of purpose when preparing a talk or presentation.
• The three approaches you can use to put great content together.
• Why words matter and how to choose the best words for guaranteed impact.
• The one question you must ask yourself prior to preparing your presentation.
• How to tackle Questions & Answers sessions with confidence.

This course follows a “learn by doing” approach. Therefore, course participants will give out several speeches and take part in impromptu speaking games to build up their confidence and skills.

Course size is capped at a maximum of 15 attendees.

Flexible arrangements to best suit your needs can be done over 2 days or in smaller segments over a longer period.

Can you explain how a nuclear reactor works to 10-years old children?

After this course, you will be able to do so and be seen as a leader in your field able to deliver complex messages simply and effectively.

During this interactive course, participants will learn:

• Which effective tools and techniques can help simplify a complex topic.
• How to organise a technical presentation for maximum impact and understanding.
• The power of analogies to create familiarity with any complex topic.
• How to choose the most impactful visuals to support a complex message.
• How to maintain audience interest and engagement through storytelling.

In order to provide plenty of opportunities for participants to practice the techniques, the course size is capped at a maximum of 15 attendees.

½ Day course

Are great public speakers born or made? Is public-speaking still relevant in today’s digital society?

This keynote will look at the ingredients behind memorable speeches and speakers. We will begin by covering the one key question anybody must ask themselves before preparing a speech. We will follow-on by looking at some of the misconceptions behind speech delivery and how they negatively impact nervous speakers looking to build up their skills. Finally, we will look at the cardinal rules every public speaker should know regardless of the context in which they are speaking.

How has the rise of digital societies impacted communication and leadership? Have digital tools empowered individuals to better influence change or have they perhaps had an opposite effect?

This keynote will answer both questions by exploring how leadership and communication have evolved throughout history, and what actually constitutes effective communication and effective leadership. We will additionally explore whether transformational leadership is still possible in the digital age of fake news, reduced public trust and societal challenges. Finally, we will discuss the challenges and opportunities offered by social media tools such as Facebook for communication and leadership purposes.

Can leadership be boiled down to a set of clearly defined traits or attributes?

This keynote will invite audience members to define what they believe an effective leader is and to illustrate this with examples both historical and from their own lives. We will then look into more detail why these leaders stand out, and explore the 3 pillars of effective leadership that can be applied in any situation. The overreaching theme will be “Why, How, What” as defined by the 3 core dimensions of effective leadership explored in this keynote, vision, direction, and communication.