Presentation Skills Workshop - Overview

The PSW is a 2 day program aimed at professional staff, that need to deliver outcomes through presentations. It will enable participants to create a more compelling and targeted case, focussing on the business objectives. In particular PSW will provide participants with a framework to assist them in understanding the particular communication needs of their audience. It will also show them the most effective way of fulfilling those needs.

The business need...

  • To differentiate the company's offering in a competitive environment. and gain agreement to move forward,
  • Communicating within the organisation in a compelling fashion
  • Engaging all of the audience and not just sections of it.
  • Achieving the desired outcomes

Conceptual Overview of the Workshop

The Workshop

The workshop has a strong emphasis on:

  • Achieving the objective – Not just delivering content
  • The importance of being concise
  • Making an impact!
  • Understanding the Audience & playing to it's preferences
  • Strong Opening, Strong Close
  • Gaining Agreement & Commitment
  • Planning & Preparation
  • Contingency Planning
  • Stage Presence

Some of these topics may be familiar to some participants, but the program strives to encourage behavioural change and uses a range of techniques to achieve this.

Pre-Workshop - The program requires each participant to complete the Belbin Team Role Assessment. This is available online and should take no more than 20 minutes to complete. The participant will also be required to ask 6 – 8 colleagues to complete an Observer Assessment which takes around 10 minutes. These reports are used to help participants address their presentation's to suit the personal style of the audience. Participants that have already completed a Belbin Assessment with JHW, will not need to repeat this.

Post Workshop – To achieve behavioural change and assimilation into everyday practice, reinforcement and reassurance is critical. Follow-up to the workshop includes:

  • Practice of the specific skills each participant recorded in their learning logs.
  • For a period of 6 months each participant will receive regular email reminders highlighting key skills and techniques from the workshop. This will help keep them front of mind, and encourage practice and use. Participants do have the option of unsubscribing from this service.
  • Optional follow up coaching is available for groups and individuals

Public Workshops

JHW schedules public workshops on a regular basis. The public workshop provides an excellent forum for cross company networking, and provides flexibility and convenience in scheduling participants. It is also a low cost way of trying out the workshop.

In-house workshops

JHW runs in-house workshops where the client has discretion over the number of participants, venue, and timing and may even wish to customise content. This can work out a less expensive alternative for large numbers, and it can also serve as an excellent team building environment. However it does mean that a number of staff will be “off the job” at the same time, which can present logistical challenges.

Cost

The facilitation fee is $1,650 (+ GST) per participant for the standard public workshop.

In-house workshops are charged at $15,000 per workshop. The client will then organise venue and facilities.

JHW will provide all tools and materials, including dinner and refreshments (for Public Workshops).

Payment terms

The facilitation fee is due in advance of the workshop. Cancellations more than two weeks prior to the workshop will attract 50% refund. Cancellations after this stage will not be refundable, but an alternative delegate would be welcomed.