Presenting Online
Delivering technical presentations
Avoiding death by PowerPoint
The impact of PowerPoint is fading fast and we need new and innovative ways to make our message stick and become masters at presenting without PowerPoint.
This advanced course supports trainees to identify and use alternatives to PowerPoint to convey their message. Areas covered include the use of props, single images, storytelling and sound.
What will you learn on the Presenting without PowerPoint course?
This in-house training session supports participants to discover new methods of presenting and delivering engaging presentations without PowerPoint.
Through a series of learning activities we will:
- Understand the strengths and weaknesses of PowerPoint
- Discover alternatives to PowerPoint and how each have been used by the greatest speakers in history
- Experiment with using different methods (that are not PowerPoint!) to bring our stories to life
- Deliver a final presentation using our preferred method to present what makes our business / team / product different in a memorable way (all filmed)
Presenting without PowerPoint - Course Agenda
Getting started
- Warm-up and the complete history of public speaking in four minutes
PowerPoint and the modern speaker
- Examples of PowerPoint in use - exploring the dream and the reality
- How do we use PowerPoint within our organisation?
Alternatives to PowerPoint
- What are the alternatives to PowerPoint?
- When should we use them - how do they help us achieve our objectives?
- How do we use them?
- Short activities to practice using each technique
Putting it into practice
- Create and deliver a short presentation
- Evaluation and feedback from everyone
The 'how are we going to use our new knowledge' bit
- Discussion on how these techniques might fit into our organisation and day-to-day roles
- Setting goals for using each technique
Discover more about your public speaking trainer
Rich Watts is a public speaking consultant and trainer, a past winner of the UK Business Speaker of the Year, a JCI UK Public Speaking Champion and most importantly, loves helping others to develop into outstanding public speakers.
What else is included within the Presenting without PowerPoint training?
Pre-session research with all participants
Ahead of developing your session, together we will complete a full research project to understand the needs, confidence and existing skills of all of your learners. Using online surveys, interviews and more we will get a full picture of the challenge and the goal.
Tailoring all course content to your goals
The research phase informs us about exactly the topics and techniques that our learners require. We then create unique training content and activities to help them develop these skills in the most engaging way. Every session that is developed will be packed full of examples, lessons and activities that are relevant to your sector and business.
Follow-up coaching for everyone
Learners always finish training sessions engaged and inspired, but it’s easy to let new learnings slip once they are back at their desks. With this in mind, every participant is offered a 30 minute one-to-one presentation skills coaching session in the weeks and months that follow the initial training. This follow-up helps everyone to embed their new skills, ask questions and refine their technique after using their new learnings in the ‘real world’.
Video analysis of all participants
Everyone that takes part in a Rich Public Speaking training course is filmed delivering at least one presentation or speech. On the day they will receive feedback from their peers. After the session, they will receive feedback directly from Rich and a copy of their video. This feedback, and viewing themselves speak on camera is the most effective way to develop their presentation skills.
Access to a full library of resources and support
All learners will have access to all of the materials, worksheets and content from our sessions within the Rich Public Speaking online library. On top of this, they will also be able to export and download further infographics, videos and articles on all areas of public speaking everything from Persuasive Presentations to crafting Super Soundbites, and lots in-between!
Monthly learning emails
For those learners that like to read, absorb and consider ideas via their inbox, all participants receive a series of monthly emails after the course. Each email focuses on a. Different technique that we discovered during the initial session. The email provides a timely reminder about the topic, motivation to use it in practice and guidance on how use the technique effectively.
