Of the hundreds (or thousands) of presentations you've seen, how many were good? 10% is a fairly typical answer. And that's a shame. Presentations are expensive. So why don't we just give up and email each other slide decks? We'd be saving ourselves a lot of boredom, confusion, and money.
The answer, of course, is that human presenters add something unique and irreplaceable. They can put an idea in an audience's head and make it stay there. But only if they're good.
What's good? Good means persuasive. If you're presenting to make an audience think or do something differently, it's obvious that you need to be persuasive. But even if you're only informing - moving information from your brain to your audience's brain - you still need to be persuasive. Why? Because human beings do not listen and remember just because they're sitting in the room. My attention span is not 60 minutes or 30 minutes. It's about 10 seconds. Sitting in an audience, I'm constantly distracted by my need for caffeine, my dinner plans, and the surreal output of my imagination. So even if you just want your audience to listen and remember, you'll need to actively persuade them to do so.
We offer a robust method for being persuasive in public speaking - for commanding attention, maintaining it, helping memories to form, and, if necessary, persuading people to think or do something differently.
How are we different? So many public speaking courses focus primarily on body language; as if there was a magic way of waving your arms around to get your ideas to stick. There isn't. And this focus is detrimental - when you start by training body language, people tend to become self-conscious and paralysed. We start with your ideas. If you know that your message is good - that your speech is actually bringing value to the audience - confident body language follows naturally.
Industry experience
We have extensive experience of training public speaking for people from public bodies, automotive, energy management, property management, insurance, reinsurance, consultancy, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, aerospace, and FMCG.
two day presentation skills course
Our two day course will turn your team into persuasive presenters. We emphasise practice; you can expect to be on your feet and presenting many, many times over the two days. You'll learn how to capture your audience's attention, maintain it, help them to form memories, and persuade them to think or do something differently. We use video feedback to give you a clear insight into your performance and enable you to refine it.
- £2,500
- Pre-consultation, course design, and course reporting included.
- Optimal group size: 6 participants.
medical advocate training
We have extensive experience of training medical advocates to deliver crisp, clear messages on behalf of pharmaceutical and medical devices companies. We can also introduce you to companies which can manage events for your advocates and handle compliance requirements. Contact us to discuss your needs.
individual coaching and speech writing
If you have a crucial presentation ahead, we can be there to offer support and guidance every step of the way. We can coach you through your presentation to make sure you're performing at your persuasive best. Or, if you prefer, we can write your speech for you. Contact us to discuss your needs.