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High Stakes Presentations: Advanced Skills, Part 1 & 2

Take both courses for $140 to plan and practice your presentations!

 

Part 1 – High Stakes Presentations: Advanced Skills for Planning Important Presentations

When the stakes are high it's crucial to think and plan carefully.

It's crucial to think and plan carefully before you start creating your presentation. In this workshop you'll plan and draft a short talk you'd deliver in your workplace. We'll focus on defining your goals, understanding your audience, and techniques for crafting a talk that's tailored to your situation.

Objectives:

• Learn to clearly define your goals for a presentation
• Learn to analyze your particular audience
• Learn common organizational principles for effective speeches
• Apply principles by drafting a short presentation aimed at your specific audience and situation

Benefits of Attending:

• Apply principles by drafting a short presentation aimed at your specific audience and situation
• Gain insight into the impact of audience and situation on the content and structure of an effective speech
• Apply this knowledge by drafting your own presentation

Who Should Attend:

Professionals in a range of fields with some experience speaking in public, seeking to learn or refine specific strategies to enhance their presentation style for high stakes situations.

Dates/Times:

January 30, 2013, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Presenter:

Nancy Buffington, Ph.D.
Title: Lecturer, Boise State University; Owner, Boise SpeakWell
Credentials related to the program being offered: Public speaking coach; PhD in English; six years teaching public speaking at Stanford University.

Location:

Yanke Family Research Park, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd.

Fees:

$75 per person, includes all materials. Take both courses for $140 and save $10.

 

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Part 2 – High Stakes Presentations: Advanced Skills for Delivering Important Presentations

Transform the draft you've planned into a polished presentation

Bring a draft presentation that you have planned to this course. We'll move through exercises on relaxation, voice and body language, which you'll apply as you deliver your presentations in small groups.

Objectives:

• Learn to use body language (posture and gestures) that complement your message
• Learn to mark up a script in preparation for a presentation
• Collect feedback on your short presentation from others in a small group

Benefits of Attending:

• Receive instruction in specific presentation strategies
• Apply strategies learned by making presentations in small groups

Who Should Attend:

Professionals in a range of fields with some experience speaking in public, seeking to learn or refine specific strategies to enhance their presentation style for high stakes situations.

Dates/Times:

January 30, 2013, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Presenter:

Nancy Buffington, Ph.D.
Title: Lecturer, Boise State University; Owner, Boise SpeakWell
Credentials related to the program being offered: Public speaking coach; PhD in English; six years teaching public speaking at Stanford University.

Location:

Yanke Family Research Park, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd.

Fees:

$75 per person, includes all materials. Take both courses for $140 and save $10.

 

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Contact Us For More Information

Center for Professional Development, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, ID 83706-3940

Phone: (208) 426-1709

Email: cpdinfo@boisestate.edu

 

 

Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2013