Make more impact and bring your presentations to life!

If you've ever suffered a coughing fit while speaking to a room full of people, or found yourself turning scarlet in the middle of a pitch, you'll know that presentations can be daunting. But with the right techniques and a bit of preparation you'll soon feel like you could MC the Oscars.

Whatever your position in your company, whatever your experience as a presenter, whatever the medium you use for presentations, impact is the key to making them effective.

Led by experienced presentation coach Tessa Morton, this evening seminar takes a look at how to improve your presentation skills in situations such as pitches, seminar appearances, meetings and interviews. The aim is to help you develop the techniques and confidence to present to clients and colleagues in a positive and professional manner that really gets results.

Using a combination of practical advice, demonstrations and interactive exercises developed by actors in the theatre, the seminar will teach you how to make more impact, challenge and inspire your audience, and bring your presentation skills to life.

For while content is a vital part of any presentation, if you can't deliver it with passion, integrity, energy and a rapport with the audience, you might as well send it in by fax...

Outline

Topics covered include:

• Preparation suggestions - for your material and for yourself
• New ideas on structure - taking the audience on a journey and keeping them interested.
• Being yourself - not hiding
• Projection - reaching the audience vocally and emotionally
• Powerpoint and visuals - are we using them for the right reason?
• Managing your nerves - it may never feel great but you can sill be effective
• Examples of how presentations can go wrong - and how to avoid the same mistakes
• Practical exercises demonstrating better presentation techniques
• Q & A

About the Seminar Leader

Tessa Morton set up the Tessa Morton Partnership five years ago with Sara Milne and Christie Jennings, who between them have many years of experience in professional acting, directing, teaching and training in the corporate sector for clients that include: JWT, TBWA, Bates UK, Ogilvy and Mather, Euro RSCG, National Magazines, Redwood Publishing, Arc, Dialogue, I-Level, Coca Cola, Vodaphone and AXA.

The company now primarily offers workshops and coaching in Presentation skills. The belief behind all their work is that public speakers have a responsibility to engage their audience emotionally, rather than simply reading from a script. Tessa and her colleagues therefore help companies to liberate their presenters from prescriptive scripts and behaviour, and give clients the confidence to use their creativity and personality in business presentations.