Complete Presentation Skills
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Day One
| 09:30 |
Welcome, introduction and outline of objectives |
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| 09:45 |
What makes presentations memorable?
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| 10:30 |
Planning and preparation: your message and content
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| 11:15 |
Coffee |
| 11:30 |
Structuring your presentation: achieving logic, coherence, narrative context and content
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| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 13:30 |
Working on the narrative: making your words relevant and interesting for your audience
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| 14:30 |
Using visual aids to increase the impact, effectiveness and memorability of your presentation
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| 15:30 |
Tea |
| 15:45 |
How to achieve gravitas and confidence in your presentation
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| 16:30 |
Review of day one and objective setting for day two |
Day Two
| 09:30 |
Increasing your vocal energy
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| 10:30 |
Dealing with nerves and managing risks
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| 11:30 |
Coffee |
| 11:45 |
Involving your audience: the place of questions in a presentation
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| 12:45 |
Lunch |
| 13:45 |
Ending your presentation with impact
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| 14:30 |
Practical implications: delivering your presentationParticipants will be able to use this time intensively to practise, give and receive feedback and practise some more. To accelerate and embed the learning process you have the opportunity to be recorded on video and the learning will be reviewed with supportive feedback from the group and the trainer. |
| 16:00 |
Planning for continued growth and development
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| 16:30 |
End of training course |
Trainers

Amanda Sieff

Kate Spiro

Deborah Lindsay

Sarah Sherborne
Amanda Sieff is a Senior Consultant with JSB specialising in presentational skills, meetings skills and pitching for business. She also works with individuals on the content and delivery of major conference speeches. Amanda has extensive experience of working at all levels from junior support staff to senior management and works closely with her clients to develop communication skills programmes for specific roles, as well as to meet team needs.
Kate Spiro is a senior communication skills consultant and trainer specialising in presentation skills. She has worked with JSB since 1987. Kate has conducted training workshops throughout the UK, working at all levels, from middle management through to senior executives.
Kate`s international experience spans: workshops in the USA; a series of training programmes in Holland and Germany; training for lawyers in Jersey; a leading pharmaceutical company in Switzerland and leading bankers in Luxembourg.
After training with Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Kate became a professional actor and has appeared extensively on television, in radio and in the theatre. She has worked with the Royal National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and has appeared in the West End and on Broadway. Kate has also featured on numerous corporate training videos as presenter and voice-over.
Deborah Lindsay is a senior presentation and voice-production trainer who has worked with JSB since 1986. As a trainer to small groups of executives, Deborah provides training for both In-company programmes and Public courses. She also rehearses clients for specific presentations on a one-to-one basis. Deborah has extensive experience, particularly in the finance and professional sectors, and has trained lawyers, bankers and accountants in America and on the Continent, as well as in the UK.
A former stage manager with the Royal Shakespeare Company and a former actor, Deborah is a graduate of Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, and was trained by Greville Janner to teach presentation skills.
Sarah Sherborne designs and delivers presentation and communication skills training programmes for all levels of management, including advanced skills development courses for senior managers. She has worked with a wide range of organisations spanning all sectors of industry.
After graduating in Drama and Theatre Arts from Birmingham University, and attending drama school, Sarah pursued an acting career and has had numerous stage, film, radio and television roles.
Sarah also works as a voice coach and is an experienced specialist voice-over artist for the broadcast, corporate, education and publishing markets.
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“The most relevant aspects of the course were the practical exercises with personal feedback. The feedback received was very good, constructive and strong without being destructive.”
— Aileen Lamden, Director,
The Adam Smith College
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