Presentations, Public Speaking and Networking Skills
- Minimum 4hr session + preparation and follow up
- Up to 20 participants per group
- Online or Offline
unlock your potential with improv
Learn how to talk to (just about) anyone
Does your team avoid important conversations? Are group conversations dominated by a few loud voices? Are some things left unsaid?What if your team could confidently engage in any conversation, no matter the setting? And what if presenting was not a chore, but a pleasure?
Presentation, Public Speaking and Networking Skills is an empowering workshop that will help overcome communication anxiety and build confidence in conversations and presentations. Learn simple, applicable strategies to not just network, but create meaningful conversations, handle difficult interactions, and connect with others, whether in internal meetings, networking events, or presentations.
This workshop will help improve communication skills, enhance emotional intelligence, and give actionable strategies to reduce the anxiety that surrounds speaking. Gain practical tools to boost confidence and communicate effectively in any situation, without stress or fear.
Is it right for you?
Book this programme if:
Your presentations lack impact and preparing them is a chore
Meaningful conversations are avoided
Your team does not have strong networks, internally or externally
Not any of these things? Go look at other stuff or call us!
Programme content
Before the Workshop
Survey of communication challenges – This anonymous pre-workshop survey gathers information on your team’s unique challenges and opportunities. This gives a context and specificity to the content of the workshop.
During the Workshop
1) Let’s just say it out loud
It’s easy to suffer in silence, believing that you are the only one. But this is rarely true. To begin this session, we share the survey results and allow participants to discuss their feelings and expectations about speaking in front of groups and building professional networks.
2) Having meaningful Conversations
Everyone wants to get to the point, but roles, expectations, culture, and nerves get in the way. In this challenging section, we look at vulnerability and honesty and see how speaking your mind and establishing boundaries can get things done and lead to closer and happier working relationships.
3) Presenting and the biology of nerves
Speaking in front of a group, many of us feel the same things. Dry mouth, damp palms, raised heart rate, a sense that it is harder to think clearly. It’s just simple biology: the effects of adrenaline. During this section, you will learn how nerves work, how to control them and even how to use them to your advantage.
4) Two simple structures
Humans are creatures of story. We see them as instinctively as we do colour and shape. They have great power to connect and influence. Studying them is a lifetime’s work, but we have boiled it down to two simple structures that anyone can apply quickly and easily.
After the Workshop: Next step recommendations and support materials
After the session, we provide a tailored set of recommendations for further training which can include some of the following: Individual coaching sessions Guided conversation sessions for groups Ongoing online practice Fun ‘presentation karaoke’ sessions. After the session, participants are also provided with support materials to help consolidate and practice the skills learned.
“We have had such fantastic feedback, and cries to do more!
…Thank you for a really fabulous day. You delivered that with such grace and gusto. The Zoom Song is literally one of the best things that has ever happened to me.”
– Sarah West, Partner at the Brunswick Group
By the end of this programme:
#1
You will have the skills to swiftly and meaningfully connect with anyone
#2
You will be able to quickly and effectively structure a presentation for maximum impact
#3
You will feel more confident in managing your own nerves when speaking