STACK THE DECK IN YOUR FAVOUR: FIVE STEPS TO Powerful Presentations (G053)

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WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

Today, more than ever, people are using the presentation medium to communicate important information and get others behind their ideas. And yet, precious few have any training in how to organize and write a presentation or support it with visuals. The result? In many cases it's a presentation that falls short of meeting the speaker's aims or satisfying the needs and expectations of listeners.

During this highly interactive session, students learn how to harness strategic thinking, planning and writing skills to produce effective presentations. In particular, they learn how to pull together a presentation script quickly and create eye-pleasing visuals that reinforce important points.

Workshop leader Wendy Cherwinski shares tips, tools and techniques learned through many years of experience as well as an ongoing study of best practices. Students walk away with a manual that includes time saving templates, checklists and an extensive list of resources.

Anyone who writes, contributes to, manages or delivers presentations will benefit from attending Stack the Deck in Your Favour: Five Steps to Powerful Presentations.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

During the daylong session, participants cover how to:

• Conduct research to determine listeners' needs for information
• Combine logical arguments and elements of persuasion to move listeners toward decision or action
• Set a clear objective and use it to choose the best content
• Use templates and flow structures to speed up preparation and help the audience follow arguments;
• Expand or cut a presentation to suit different audiences and circumstances while still getting the salient points across.
• Create simple, attractive visuals that reinforce key points
• Use PowerPoint features to smooth the presentation flow.

WHAT WILL YOU TAKE AWAY?

A workbook with checklists, how-to procedures/reminders, templates and a valuable list of resources

A laminated writer's checklist you will refer to again and again

Exercise hand-outs