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Seminar Agenda
Executive PresentationsSM Seminar
Day 1
On the first day of the seminar you will build new skills and learn to make your strengths work harder for you through targeted exercises, to-the-point lectures, role-playing, and a videotape of you in action.
Introduction: The three “nots”
You will be in a supportive environment. You will be able to focus on your personal unique strengths as an individual and as a professional. And you will learn how to make your strengths work harder for you during the program and beyond.
You will not be humiliated. You will not be forced into a stereotypical mold of what a "good presenter" might be. And, you will not be left stranded to continue your communication development on your own after the program is over.
How to define your Best Natural StyleTM
You will learn to clearly define and recognize the style that is uniquely your own so that you will always come across to your listeners as comfortable, natural, and real.
Exercises and activities include:
- Benchmark videotaping
Define the personal communication issues you want to tackle during this seminar.
- Conquering stagefright
Learn to short-circuit stagefright and use your anxiety to actually make your performance more charismatic and hard-hitting.
- Identify your personal assets
Discover the parts of your personality that give you a major advantage.
- The five key qualities of effective communicators
Identify the qualities you already share with top-notch speakers and presenters and learn to use them to your advantage.
- Video playback and critique
Your seminar leaders will tell you what to watch for on your videotape.
How to develop winning delivery skills
In this session, you will master powerful techniques to build an effective, focused presence that will help you capture the undivided attention of your audience.
Exercises and activities include:
- Words, voice, body
Put these influential tools to work for you and watch the change as you harness their power and take control of a room!
- Eye focus
Use your strongest ally to help you come across as penetrating, intelligent, and authoritative.
- Vocal power and variety
Learn how to prepare so that your ideas sound intriguing, credible, and creative.
- Body language
Discover how to use your hands and where to stand to significantly improve your presentation.
- Video playback and critique
Planning, content and visuals
In this session, you learn to use ECG's proprietary planning tools to define your audience, message, and objective.
Armed with this information, you will practice putting together logical, convincing presentations that are "on the mark" for any type of audience.
You will also learn to create and use visual aids that get you heard, believed, and remembered.
Exercises and activities include:
- The PREP Process ModelSM
Learn to get more out of the time prior to your presentation by using our proprietary planning tool.
- Using the T-BarSM on the fly
Learn to come up with a clear, targeted message even when you are pressed for time.
- Five critical factors for visual aids
Discover the secrets for creating visual aids that strongly help communicate your message.
- Ready, Aim, FireSM
Shatter the myths surrounding presenting with visual aids with our simple, but effective approach.
- Video playback and critique
Day 2
On the second day of the seminar, you learn to take the skills learned Day 1 and make them your own.
You will prepare and deliver a "real-life" presentation that will be videotaped.
You will also define a plan (with our help!) for your continuing development after the seminar.
Introduction to Q&A
Learn how the critical sequence of “Focus, Listen, Pause, Respond” will enable you to maintain control during Q&A.
If Q&A is an important part of your job, we recommend that you also attend our advanced follow-up program, Executive PersuasionSM, where you will receive in-depth coaching in this area, especially in dealing with hostile or difficult questions and audiences.
PREParation
In this session, you put the PREP Process ModelSM into practice. Using your T-Bar, you will fine-tune the flow of your presentation, develop visual aids, rehearse, and edit.
Exercises and activities include:
- Plan
Work in small teams to review your T-Bar, get feedback, and make revisions.
- Visuals
With the help of your instructors and teammates, you will create some simple visual aids using the techniques learned on Day 1.
- Rehearse and edit
Practice your new delivery techniques and get help and feedback from your team and your seminar leaders.
Delivery and development planning
Exercises and activities in this session include:
- You're on!
This is where you bring your new skills to life in front of the group and the camera.
- Review
Review the videotape with your teammates and your personal trainer. Recognize your growth and improvements. Identify the remaining areas for improvement.
- Revamp
Modify your content and delivery based on your videotape and feedback.
- Your Personal Development PlanSM
Use our proprietary tool to pinpoint the areas for further development for today and for the coming weeks and months.
- One more time!
Based on your Personal Development Plan, you will deliver the presentation for final videotaping. Focus on the critical skills you identified and get immediate feedback from your teammates and seminar leaders.
- Wrap-up
Along with your videotape or DVD showcasing your accomplishments, you will take home your Personal Development Plan and our commitment to help you achieve the goals you've defined. Take advantage of our free voice and fax help lines as you continue your development.
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