Course: What Makes an Effective Presentation?

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Even the best speakers get nervous before a presentation – it’s natural. The key is how to channel that nervous energy, tension and adrenaline in a positive and productive way. …

Who is your audience and how will this affect your presentation? Your audience will influence the content and delivery of your presentation. You may have to speak to senior executives, …

Body language is the communication of feelings, emotions, attitudes and thoughts through body movements, gestures, posture and position. It describes the non-verbal signals we make. In a presentation, examples of …

Congratulations on completing this taster course. In the video, Andrew Preshous your lead educator, thanks you for taking part in the course and introduces the rest of this program. Continuing …

Thank you for completing this second week of study. This week, you have explored some of the non-verbal elements of effective presentation delivery such as body language. You have also …

You are now invited to prepare the mini-presentation task that we gave you at the beginning of this week. This is your opportunity to record a short presentation pitching your …

Let’s look in more detail at the process in relation to the task at the end of the week Select a topic The subject you choose should be of interest …

When preparing for a presentation, there are a number of stages you are likely to go through. Understand the task Do you know exactly what you have to do? Whether …

Watch the video with some good advice on how you should approach recording your mini-presentation. In it John Patrick, your digital media producer for this course, describes five important things …

Welcome to the second week of What Makes an Effective Presentation? This week you will: Investigate how to design and develop presentations Consider non-verbal elements that will help with delivery …

At the end of this week, you’ll have the opportunity to prepare your own short presentation. The scenario A competition has been launched by the World Urban Business Development Foundation …

Well done for completing the first week of this course. We hope that you have found the week helpful and taken part in the conversations during the week. If you …

Whenever you are giving a presentation, it’s essential that the talk has specific aims and is expressed clearly. The purpose of a business presentation may be to inform, persuade or …

Volume, like pace and intonation, can reveal the mood and mindset of a presenter. It is important that your delivery is at an appropriate noise level. Speaking too loudly might …