PRESENTATIONS – YOU ARE YOUR BEST VISUAL AID!

Even the best prepared speech can fall short of expectations if the personal presentation is not in accord with the verbal content.

A Power Point presentation should have a supporting role and not be the star of the show.

Learn how to use “image” - visual communication - to your advantage and use its potential as one of the strongest forms of communication.

Understanding how this visual communication works can help us:

• To create a more positive first impression.
• To receive more attention from the audience.
• To increase professional credibility.
• To raise levels of self-confidence and self-esteem.
• To communicate more effectively.
• To avoid running the risk of antagonistic forms of dress.
• To avoid “contaminating” our messages.

We can communicate all kinds of information by using the visual impact of our personal presentation, in fact by being our own visual aid!

The knowledge that you look good allows you to concentrate 100% on the presentation and enjoy it instead of worrying that you are not creating the right impression.

A little time dedicated to this visual impact will make all the difference.

Content:

• The Power of "Image".
• The Importance of Non-verbal Communication.
• The First Impression.
• Dressing Appropriately – Levels of Formality.
• Definition of Personal and Professional Messages.
• Levels of Formality and Messages.
• The Response to the Messages.
• The Psychology of Colour.
• Setting the Scene.
• Different Presentations.
• Planning.
• Practical exercises – putting together an individual look for different types of presentations using your existing wardrobe.
• Formal, Professional and Casual Checklists.
• Summary.