Attention Grabbing Presentation Skills: Get Noticed and Promoted

Envision being able to take a speech or presentation concept and develop the structure and outline within minutes.

Imagine an audience that is sitting on the edge of their seats, listening to your content and stories, and laughing at your humor.

Visualize people who come up to you several years after a presentation and say, “I remember your presentation; your points and stories really impacted me.”

One of Dave's passions is to help technical people present information effectively. In his nearly 30 years as an engineer, he has interacted with thousands of engineers and other technical people. He has witnessed the frustration of people who are not able to present information clearly and concisely, and understands the disappointment people feel when they cannot gain consensus on the concepts they are proposing. He also understands the importance of being able to present to audiences without anxiety.

Program Benefits
• Shortcuts for presentation development
• Engage your audience immediately
• Present with confidence
• Anxiety reduction techniques
• Paint verbal pictures
• Develop effective slides
• Humor development tools
• Using stories to clarify your points
• Unique memorization methods
• Manage Q & A effectively
• Befriend the microphone

Full Day Presentation Skills Training Content Overview

CONTENT
• Quickly develop the outline of a presentation and get focused
• Understand the value of storyboarding your presentation
• How to find your own stories and to gather others
• Understand the power of a story and how to maximize its value
• Understand the power of dialogue in stories
• How to open a speech or presentation
• How to close a speech with maximum impact
• Development of clear, smooth transitions
• Handling the Q & A session and avoiding the common pitfalls
• PowerPoint success strategies
• Deliver dry, technical information successfully with pizzazz
• Customizing your content to your audience
• PowerPoint – video and photo coordination

DELIVERY
• Incorporate purposeful movement
• Comprehend distractions you maybe unaware of – filler words and nervous gestures etc.
• Use notes successfully
• Learn techniques to maximize the delivery of stories and humor
• PowerPoint – linked video pitfalls
• Understanding the room layout – pros and cons
• Use of a microphone
• If you have a strong accent
• Using props
• Trainee short presentations and feedback evaluations can be videotaped on request

OTHER
• Memorization techniques
• How to keep an audiences attention
• Dealing with anxiety
• Looking after your voice
• Develop and understand feedback forms – value and limitations
• Use group exercises in the most effective way possible
• Use the presentation style best suited for the situation
• Understand non-verbal audience feedback
• Delivering unpopular information – do’s and don’ts
• When things go wrong – survival strategies
• Cost effective means to practice and hone your skills
• Room Layout - preparation and considerations
• Develop evaluation feedback forms

Participants are encouraged to bring a 3-5 minute presentation, with or without visual aids, on a memory stick for evaluation and feedback.

About the Instructor

Dave Hill is an authority on innovative ideas to help people excel at public speaking. He was a World Champion of Public Speaking finalist in Reno, NV, in 2004, and made the top 10 out of 20,000 contestants. He is also an award winning storyteller and has his own public speaking and training business.
As an engineer and public speaker, Dave trains people on technical subjects and delivers training sessions and presentations at conferences, businesses, corporate offices, and in the community. His audiences have included executive groups, energy companies, risk management groups, business associations, technical institutes, etc.

One of Dave's passions is to help technical people present information effectively. In his nearly 30 years as an engineer, he has interacted with thousands of engineers and other technical people. He has witnessed the frustration of people who are not able to present information clearly and concisely, and understands the disappointment people feel when they cannot gain consensus on the concepts they are presenting. He also understands the importance of being able to present to audiences without anxiety.

Dave’s worldwide travels provide him with a unique multi-cultural perspective.

His careers have included Chief Engineer Officer on worldwide cargo ships, Risk Engineering Specialist in Canada, and Principal Risk Engineer for a chemical corporation in Dallas, Texas.

His travels have taken him to 75 countries- from the highlands of Papua New Guinea, to the shores of Ethiopia, to the Pacific Islands. For nearly two years, he was a volunteer engineer officer on a scientific ship traveling from Chile to Australia, and on a square rig sailing ship traveling from Australia to the Caribbean.

Whether speaking to thousands or twenty, Dave brings his unique personality and perspective blended with his stories and diverse experiences. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

Location:

The workshop will be held at Texas Health Resources, 600 East Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76011.  A map is provided above.

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