IN-PERSON: Advanced Presentation Skills
Event Phone: 516-317-2900
Elevate your presentation skills to new heights with our Advanced Presentation Skills class. This 8-hour, in-person, instructor-led workshop is designed for small groups of up to six people. The interactive session focuses on refining both delivery and content to create presentations that truly engage and inspire the audience.
During the class, participants receive personalized coaching to improve their public-speaking style, including organization and storytelling. The workshop covers enhancing body language, posture, and stage presence, as well as refining word choice and confidence. Participants learn to make strong eye contact, eliminate verbal tics and filler words, and modulate their volume for better impact.
The workshop also delves into presentation content and visual aids. Participants learn to state their purpose clearly, reduce text on slides, and make their messages more user-friendly. Additionally, they discover how to choose the best graphics to support their message and enhance understanding.
Participants will be able to:
- Increase ability to motivate the audience by delivering organized and engaging presentations;
- Gain more efficiency by crafting carefully-worded, streamlined messages, free of verbal tics and filler words;
- Increase enthusiasm through focus on body language and stage presence; and
- Convince listeners with strong evidence presented in speech and visual aids.
Join us for this transformative workshop and watch your presentation skills grow!
Format—Advanced Presentation Skills is an 8-hour in-person, instructor led class for up to six people.
Rich Atkins is the Managing Director of Improving Communications, a New York-based corporate training firm that, in addition to Speaker Services, offers Business Writing, Public Speaking & Presentation Skills, Sales and Negotiation, Customer Service, Leadership, Staff Development, and Human Resources training. He is also the Director of Improving Communications UK and Improving Communications IE.
Venue: Jay Suites - Madison Avenue
Venue Phone: 212-385-1260
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IN-PERSON: Introduction to Public Speaking
Event Phone: 516-317-2900
Learn to harness the power of spoken words to inspire and influence others. This class focuses on organizing ideas clearly and concisely, building confidence through practice, and developing the finesse needed to deliver impactful speeches.
Participants will master essential skills for today’s competitive business environment, speaking with increased confidence and enthusiasm.
Master skills that are necessary in today’s competitive business environment. Learn to speak in a way that elevates you with increased confidence and enthusiasm.
Attendees will be able to:
- Manage public-speaking fears;
- Increase self-esteem;
- Become better at thinking on feet;
- Discover and minimize self-defeating habits;
- Connect with people, building a professional network; and
- Share ideas, inspire others, and impress the audience.
Format—Introduction to Public Speaking is an 8-hour class for up to 10 people.
Rich Atkins is the Managing Director of Improving Communications, a New York-based corporate training firm that, in addition to Speaker Services, offers Business Writing, Public Speaking & Presentation Skills, Sales and Negotiation, Customer Service, Leadership, Staff Development, and Human Resources training. He is also the Director of Improving Communications UK and Improving Communications IE.
Venue: Jay Suites - Madison Avenue
Venue Phone: 212-385-1260
Address:
Description:
64 fully-furnished office suites on the third and fourth floors of a 26-story building more…
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