Top

Skills for Presenting On-LineDownload Course Outline

In four live on-line sessions each 2 hours long

Presentations are moving On-Line. In the past if you had something to sell or communicate you’d often make a Presentation, but now Presenting is moving out of the Office, Boardroom or Meeting room onto the Internet, where many more attendees can be engaged, cheaply, quickly and easily. Webinars, hangouts, huddles and other on-line gatherings are increasing rapidly as people realise the benefits of live on-line meetings.  But presenting on-line is not the same as presenting in a room; on-line attention spans are far shorter. Do a bad on-line Presentation and you’ll have your audience switching off in seconds. In these four highly interactive two-hour sessions, spread over two weeks, you will learn how to produce and deliver your presentation on-line in a way that will keep your audience focussed and deliver your message with confidence. With the skills and techniques learned in this course you will be able to take good advantage of the many benefits of on-line presentations. 

This course is delivered and facilitated by Stuart Box, a talented Presenter, Trainer and Facilitator.

"Stuart demonstrated a wealth of experience and knowledge throughout the course ensuring that the workshops and assessments were informative, interactive and indeed, something to look forward to over the duration of the course."

The sessions run regularly on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:00 am. Please note that other times and dates are available - please email or phone us

Skills for Presenting On-Line course content

Session 1: An Introduction to Presenting On-Line

    Is On-Line Presenting different ?
  • What are the differences between an "in-room" Presentation and an On-Line one ?
  • Why these differences require a new approach to Presenting.
    • Understanding the tools and methods
  • Tools and Software to deliver On-Line presentations.
    • Does it have to be a SlideShow ?
  • The benefits (and pitfalls) of doing things differently.
    • Knowing your Audience
  • Who's at the other end ?
  • What most attendees do in On-Line Presentations.
  • Strategies to keep your audience engaged.
    • Knowing your subject
  • Being clear about your message.
  • What do you want your audience to do ?

Session 2: Visual Presentation Design

    Good and Bad Design
  • Why 80% of on-line presentations are so bad.
  • What makes good presentation design.
    • Brain Theory and Cognitive Load
  • The on-line attention span.
  • Why a Salami can help.
  • How do you eat an Elephant ?
    • Your message - Visualised
  • What is a Picture worth ?
  • Where do you find the Images ?
    • Colour, Graphics and Text
  • Colour me beautiful.
  • The invisible messages your presentations carry.
  • The Font of all knowledge ?

Session 3: Delivering your Presentation

    Finding your Voice
  • Using Audio On-Line, managing the equipment.
  • Your voice and other noises.
  • The Intro and the Outro.
  • Webcams - not just a Talking Head.
    • The Confidence Trick
  • How you can stay calm on-line.
  • PPPPPPPerformance!
  • Feel the fear (and do it anyway).
    • When things go wrong
  • Under and Over running.
  • What if they can't hear me ?
  • Disaster recovery.
    • First and last Impressions
  • "Well begun is half done".
  • Handling questions.
  • The last thing your attendees should see and hear.

Session 4: Presentation Workshop

    Interactive Workshop
    In this last session we’ll work with you on your On-line Presentation. You’ll produce a short (less than 10 slide) presentation which you will deliver to us and fellow attendees. We’ll then critique your Presentation giving you tips and strategies to improve. 
    Q & A Session
    Throughout the course we’ll be answering questions as they arise, but this is an opportunity to ask specific questions and pick our brains about the best ways to deliver your Online-Presentations.
    Recap and Resources
  • Further On-Line help for Presenters.
  • The start of your On-Line Presenting journey.