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| Based on SAQA's Unit Standard ID 119472 NQF Level 3, 5 Credits
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This course lays out the core principles to
help you transform your presentation skills
to help you create simple, clear and
compelling presentations and deliver them
effectively. It will provide guidance for
communicating in groups situations, one-onone
interactions and meetings.
In a workshop environment you will plan,
prepare, practice and deliver a number of
presentations and receive feedback on how
to enhance your approach and delivery. You
will leave us with some tricks of the trade
and increased confidence to enhance your
delivery and engage any audience.
Course Objectives
- Successfully interact with an audience
- Contribute to meetings more positively
- Overcome apprehension and anxiety
- Plan and prepare more effectively
- Communicate your message clearly,
project enthusiasm and maintain the
group's interest
- Use strategies that capture and retain the
interest of an audience
- Adapt your approach when
communicating with large or small
groups
- Identify and respond to manipulative text
Course Designed For
Suitable for individuals at all levels who are
required to speak in front of others and wish
to project a professional image and develop
their skills and confidence.
Course Outline
Identifying effective communication
strategies
- Communicating effectively – one-on-one,
in interviews, groups, meetings,
negotiations and debates
- Understanding differing socio-cultural
contexts and implementing strategies to
improve cross-cultural communication
Preparing to present
- Identifying the needs of your audience and planning your presentation accordingly
- Preparing your material
- Rehearsing - using key words, pace and pause, stress, volume and intonation
- Applying techniques to maintain continuity and interaction
- Deciding on the appropriate visual aids
- Mastering your nerves and anxiety
Captivating your audience
- Understanding your audience and building rapport
- Considering your image and what it says about you and your presentation
- Using body language that is appropriate to context and topic, and reinforces your main ideas and attitudes
Manipulative use of language
- Identifying facts and opinions
- Noting omission of information
- Understanding the implications of how the choice of language can affect audience's interpretations of spoken texts
Course duration
Two days
Dates
6 - 7 February (Johannesburg)
27 - 28 February (Cape Town)
13 - 14 February (Pretoria)
16 - 17 April (Durban)
16 - 17 May (Johannesburg)
17 - 18 May (Cape Town)
21 - 22 June (Pretoria)
19 - 20 July (Cape Town)
6 - 7 August (Johannesburg)
16 - 17 August (Durban)
10 - 11 September (Pretoria)
4 - 5 October (Durban)
19 - 20 October (Cape Town)
29 - 30 October (Johannesburg)
1 - 2 November (Pretoria)
Investment
R3750.00 excl VAT
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