Enhancing Communications with an Audience: Public Speaking and Selling an Idea

HEC Montréal Business school
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' Looking to provide information, influence decisions, motivate others, bring about a change or sell an idea to your co-workers, the executives in your organization or other groups? These are challenges that you need to face if you want to build a successful management career. Mastering oral communication is a vital skill. The way you express yourself speaks to your conviction, the clarity of your thoughts and your degree of sincerity.

In this hands-on program, participants will deliver a series of oral presentations and then receive structured, practical and constructive feedback from the workshop leaders. All presentations will be videotaped.

Program

Day One
Organizing your ideas

Adapting your presentation to your audience
Writing a clear objective
Compiling information
Structuring the content of your presentation
Managing your time
Introducing the topic
Getting to the heart of the matter
Body language and voice
Dress and overall appearance
Posture and movement
Gestures and eye contact
Inflection
Anxiety
Overcoming your fear of public speaking
Questions
Avoiding pitfalls
Building your credibility
Day Two
Quick method

Getting ready in less than 15 minutes
Developping well-structured content
Improving your effectiveness
Use of computer visuals
Advice and rules to follow to ensure the success of your visual presentations
Avoiding the under- and over-use of visuals

Main Objectives

Provide participants with the basics of successful public speaking :
planning your presentation;
organizing your ideas;
minimizing your prep time;
using your voice and body language to make your point;
conquering anxiety;
making the most of visuals.

Participants

Executives, managers, consultants, professionals and heads of various kinds of organizations.

Training Approach

The program features a combination of theoretical presentations and practical exercises. As part of the hands-on approach, each participant will have to prepare and deliver two presentations (30 seconds and one minute) on the first day. During the second day, participants will have the opportunity to deliver two one-minute individual presentations and prepare one five-minute group presentation.

The instructors will provide their feedback after each presentation, using an assessment grid.

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Phone:514 340-6000

School Address:

HEC Montréal
3000 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 2A7


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