As a student leader, it's likely you'll be assigned to make an oral presentation.
In this workshop learn to communicate effectively and persuasively and become comfortable with your own style.

Develop key presentation skills and learn how to present your ideas with conviction, control, and poise—and without fear.

And you'll get expert advice on how to handle especially challenging situations.

Planning and Preparing Your Presentation

Preparing a presentation can be an overwhelming experience if you allow it to be one. The strategies and steps in this module can help you break down what you might view as a large job into smaller, more manageable tasks.

We'll examine these steps in the preparation process:

• Analyze your audience
• Define the objective of the presentation
• Prepare the body of the presentation
• Prepare the introduction and conclusion.

Visuals can be an important part of your presentation. If you choose to use them, there are techniques to employ which will ensure that your presentation is a hit. We'll show you how to design slides that will "WOW" your audience.

• Tips & Tricks for great slides
• Scouting the room

Delivering Your Presentation

This is where the rubber meets the road. In this module learn how to overcome stage fright, engage your audience, use body language to reinforce your message and recognize and avoid presentation pitfalls.

• Rehearsing
• Tips for overcoming nervousness
• Using Body Language
• Dealing with the unexpected
• The first 30 seconds