Presentation Skills Training

The purpose of this workshop is to help employees land professional presentations and adapt their communication style so they can have more influence. Presentation skills are essential for employees to engage with stakeholders and present a clear and confident message. Effective presentation skills help employees overcome nerves, present a point of view, and collaborate successfully. When employees can give engaging presentations, they have more opportunity to positively impact outcomes.

Working with organisations across Australia, we know that communication is the #1 skill sought after by leaders and teams. Here are some reasons why presentation skills are essential to modern workplaces:

1. Increased connectivity: Because virtual meetings are increasing for many corporate employees, presentation skills will become essential to improve meeting effectiveness. Presentation skills training gives employees an edge in getting their point of view across succinctly, so outcomes can be achieved and ‘Zoom fatigue’ is minimised.
2. Rise of ‘human skills’: More and more, organisations are helping employees develop both technical skills and soft skills to help navigate this hybrid working environment. Employees who can express themselves with ease and clarity, both face to face and online, will become increasingly valuable to organisations.
3. Technology and rise of AI: Advancements in technology and the way we work will automate more manual work, changing job roles and what organisations consider valuable. Employees with highly developed presentation skills, who can present their key messages with clarity, will become increasingly desirable.
4. Complex world of work: Living in a ‘VUCA’ (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) environment means that employees will need to navigate more complex conversations. Presentation skills help employees get to outcomes quicker, as they can present a clear case and give each other supportive feedback.
5. Increased collaboration: Corporate teams now expect a higher level of collaboration between its members. Great presentation skills, positive body language and effective use of tools like Zoom, PowerPoint and visual aids will lead to better team and project outcomes.

Overall, skills in public speaking can help employees navigate a world of work where communication is the key to success. With Presentation Skills Training, coaching sessions, and support from peers, employees can put across key messages more confidently and have more impact in the workplace.

If you want to learn more on delivering engaging presentations, see our article on ‘What are presentation skills?’ that talks you through Thinka’s four presentation styles.

With the help of Presentation Skills Training, skills that learners can put in place to enhance performance include:

1. Communication: Employees who are confident presenters are better able to articulate their ideas, collaborate with others and influence stakeholders. Employees with well-developed presentation skills use an appropriate tone and volume, positive body language, and engaging presentation techniques. 
2. Self-assurance: New situations, projects and ever-changing work environments call for good presentation skills to help employees ask for what they need. Effective presenters are better equipped to articulate their requirements, identify problems to solve, and confidently put forward solutions for consideration. 
3. Relationship management: Employees who can present clear and confident messages are better able to maintain healthy relationships with others. Employees who apply presentation skills to interactions by engaging in positive body language and making eye contact, are more likely to be heard and respected by others. 
4. Influence: Employees who can pitch ideas and land business presentations set themselves up for success when looking for buy-in from others. When employees know how to prepare for meetings, navigate feelings of nervousness or uncertainty, and stay firm on their message, they are more likely to get the commitment they’re looking for. 
5. Leadership preparation: When employees can apply effective communication skills and presentation skills, they increase the likelihood of being promoted into a more senior or leadership position. This gives them greater control over their career journey and helps them access more opportunities.

By uplifting presentation skills as part of their professional development, employees can have greater influence in situations and on stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.

What is Presentation Skills Training?

Our Presentation Skills Training workshop is specifically designed for employees to boost self-esteem and develop skills in effective communication and presenting. This short course’s learning outcomes aim to provide participants with the strategies, tools and resources to apply their learning. Our experienced facilitators have worked with many Australian workplaces on presentation skills and will share case studies and stories to help your learners.

Why should my organisation offer Presentation Skills Training?

Being part of Presentation Skills Training can help employees become more confident, leading to greater job satisfaction. It can also help participants to break through barriers that might otherwise hold them back from stepping into public speaking situations. The course content is designed so employees can safely learn from each other in small groups, to see how they might support each other to present with confidence.

Who can attend Presentation Skills Training?

Presentation skills training is designed for both leaders and teams. The skills we focus on encourages clear and straightforward communication that helps them convey ideas with confidence. However, this training can be easily customised for executive audiences to help them improve executive presence and have greater impact.

Is Presentation Skills Training only available in person?

We deliver a lot of workshops across Melbourne and Sydney and Presentation Skills Training can be delivered in an in-person, virtual or hybrid format; depending on the organisation’s set-up. It is typically made up of strategies, discussions and a series of activities to support on the job application.

The training can be complemented with coaching sessions with a Thinka coach. Coaching plays an important role in challenging old behaviours and building fresh confidence and capability in each of the participants. If participants are leaders, they might also want to do our Train the Trainer ‘Facilitation Skills for Leaders’ course as well.

We have also delivered this training as a series of webinars and in online courses, for businesses who are hybrid and dispersed across geographical areas.

Noisy Beast, Presentation Skills Training Course

1. What was the objective?

Noisy Beast wanted to inspire confidence in their team members to present, pitch and collaborate effectively.

2. How did we do it?

We got to know the participants via short videos submitted as part of pre-work. In these videos, they detailed what they wanted to work on, their fears, and their thoughts on effective presenting. We considered these thoughts when designing the workshop to make sure we addressed commonly-experienced fears and offered practical strategies for using body language and voice effectively.

We also facilitated activities around storytelling and constructing verbal information in logical, audience-friendly ways. We focused both on the way we speak and the importance of what we speak. The workshops were a mix of information, practical activities, group work and useful takeaway references for participants to come back to in the ‘real world’.

3. How was it integrated and what were the results?

As a result of this presentation skills training course, team members understood that presentation skills are learned and with this knowledge, are more willing to see their growth as a process. Armed with practical strategies, they can confidently face fears and build presentations that are lively, interesting, and meaningful.