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This session is for people who have to speak in front of hostile audiences. This material is suitable for new speakers, who need encouragement and training to make presentations for the organization. This course will help your team improve their skills and give them new techniques to make convincing presentations, answer difficult questions or present complex information.

Many of us have been to a seminar, training session, or public speaking event where the audience controlled the proceedings and made it difficult for the speaker to stay on the right track or communicate his/her ideas. This session is for those who are in a position or event where they may be subject to negative or controlling audiences. These public speaking sessions can be helpful for those who are already proficient in public speaking but need additional tips to help them move up the ranks.

Do you want to be able to organize and communicate your thoughts and ideas in public speaking venues? You will learn how to communicate your message effectively and control the attitude and behavior of your audience. It is important to consider how you respond to your audience, what their questions are and what their attitude is. It is important to have control if you send a negative message. If individuals protest, large groups can be difficult for you to control. This session will help you to adapt, be goal-oriented, and use your judgment.

Speaking Under Pressure Training Outline

Getting Started

• To begin, we will explore what Speaking Under Pressure is. Participants will also learn an easy way to structure any presentation.

Planning

• This session will offer participants seven easy ways to prepare for a presentation - even if you don't know the time, date, or topic.

Force Field Analysis

• Next, participants will learn about a structured method of looking at two opposing forces acting on a situation.

Understanding Your Audience

• During this session, we will explore a three-phase needs approach. Participants will also practice creating an audience profile.

Controlling Your Jitters

• This session will focus on how to make the most of stage fright.

Making Your Listener Hear You

• During this session, participants will explore what turns listeners on and off in a large group discussion. We will also take a brief look at non-verbal communication.

Key Themes

• To wrap up the first day, participants will learn what a key theme is and how to create one and distill it into a key sentence. Participants will also be given a small homework assignment.

Key Sentences

• To begin the second day, we'll wrap up our discussion on key themes and participants will share their homework assignment.

A Plan to Structure Ideas

• This session will focus on a three part plan (Aim, Concentrate, and Adapt) that participants can use to structure the body of their presentation.

Organization Methods

• Next, participants will learn some different ways to organize the information in the body of their message.

Our Body Language

• During this session, participants will take a close look at positive and negative body messages.

If You Could Be

• To prepare for the major presentation later on in the workshop, participants will be asked to give a short presentation on this question: "If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one ability or quality, what would it be?"

Beginnings and Endings

• This session will give participants some ways to create strong beginnings and endings.

Expanding a Basic Plan

• So far, this workshop has focused on small presentations. This session will give participants some tips on fleshing out those small presentations should they be required to present something longer than just a few minutes.

Presentations

• To conclude the workshop, participants will prepare and present a short five minute speech. Participants will also evaluate each other.

Workshop Wrap-Up

• At the end of the day, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.