Speak up!
Please note: Your registration is binding and it is not possible to unsubscribe. If you cannot attend the training, please find a substitute. The costs go to your projects even in case of non-participation.
The SPEAK UP! program is designed for IT professionals, managers and anyone who frequently speaks to audiences and needs to improve their speaking and persuasiveness.
- You will learn to calmly focus on what needs to be communicated, eliminating clichés and “empty phrases”.
- You will be able to explain a difficult technical solution in a way that everyone can understand.
- You will become a confident and convincing storyteller who will impress customers and colleagues alike.
Program objectives:
- To improve presentation skills (rhetoric, non-verbal communication, storytelling)
- Manage stage fright
- Engage with your speech – ability to structure your speech clearly and concisely
The output of the program:
- Video presentation of your team
- Invitation to the meetup
- Social media recruitment video
- Presentation of the current project, reporting
Day 1: To the point please
- Communication warm-up: what we remember from presentations and what we forget
- Activating memory and emotions with stories
- I’m lost in the shuffle
– Defining presentation objectives
– Creating a clear, understandable structure
- Techniques for generating interest
– Attractive introduction
– Increasing audience motivation Confident communication
– Persuasiveness, verbal and non-verbal communication tools
Day 2: Coping with nervousness
- How does nervousness work and how to get rid of it?
– Taming stress in critical situations
– Use stage fright to your advantage
– Breathing techniques and other tips for calming emotions
- Rhythm and voice
– Why you need to know how to be silent or working with silence
– Control the melody, colour and position of your voice
– Voice hygiene tips
- Body language
– Attractive introduction
– Increasing audience motivation
- Minute presentations
– Highlight the essentials: brevity and structure in communication
– Attractive introduction and punchy conclusion
Day 3: A story is data with a soul
- Presentation of technical solutions for different target groups
– Data visualisation options 4 pillars of business stories
– What is your “Big Idea”?
– Using conflict in stories
- Communicating change and unpopular measures
- Dealing with challenging audiences
– Managing discussion and dealing with objections
– Specifics of online and hybrid presentations
- Spice up your story
– The most effective business story structures
– WOW moments, the ingredients for powerful stories
Day 4: What’s your story?
- Objective, concept, structure, call-to-action
- Working with target groups
- Choosing the right medium
- Finalising individual projects
– Script development, introduction, supporting points, conclusion
– Audio/video recordings
