Creative Presentation Skills
Innovative ways to liven up your presentations
An inspiring and practical workshop
with Alison Lester
Communication expert, trainer and author
Any presenter knows that they must be logical and clear. Unfortunately, that's about as far as the understanding of what makes a good presentation usually goes. Most presentations tend to be predictable. They seldom truly grab the audience's attention, let alone their heart or their wallet. What a wasted opportunity!
It's simply not enough to deliver information. We must create a feeling, be it fear or desire, awe or anger, in order to be convincing.
This is where creativity comes in. Quite often, people are afraid to be creative when they present, but in fact it makes much more sense to be afraid NOT to be creative. There's simply too much competition to risk boring your audience.
Join Alison as she explores various ways to develop a creative approach to presenting, including stimulating your mind to develop new ideas on an old subject, developing attention-grabbing openings and motivating closings.
Increase your creativity and improve your presentations!
At the end of this workshop you will be able to:
- Appreciate the pros and cons of the traditional presentation.
- Recognise the importance of simple slides that allow you to shine.
- Understand how to manage audience attention span.
- Use Mind Maps to uncover bright new ideas.
- Stimulate your own brain so you can stimulate your listener's.
- Develop the relationship between confidence and creativity.
- Increase your impact with emotional expression.
- Find a creative opening that works for you.
- Tailor your points to truly engage your audience.
- Call the audience to action, and end with a bang!
Workshop Highlights
Defining a successful presentation
- What we desire, and what gets in the way
- The benefits of traditional structure
- Cleaning up your slides so YOU can shine
The role of creative variety in presentations
- Unique ways to engage your audience
- Managing the audience attention span so they follow your lead
- Using the tools in your Presentation Toolbox: Voice, Face, Body and Brain
Developing new ideas
- Using Mind Maps to dig for gold
- Improvisation exercises to improve mental agility
- Questions to ask yourself to avoid being predictable
Addressing presentation basics in a fresh way
- Adding some spice to your agenda
- Organising your thoughts for an impactful Q&A
- Developing a motivating 'call to action'
| Date | Please call/e-mail for details |
| Time | 9am to 5pm |
| Venue | Holiday Inn Parkview, Singapore |
| Fee | S$385 |
| (including refreshment breaks, buffet lunch and comprehensive workbook) |
About Alison Lester
www.ajlestercommunication.comAlison Lester excels in motivating clients with her creativity, confidence and communication skills training. She has developed programmes for companies as diverse as CNBC Asia, McDonald's, IDC, DDB, O2, the Singapore Institute of Management, and the Young Presidents' Organization. Performing regularly with the Singapore-based improvisational comedy group, The Madhatters Comedy Company, Alison combines comic talent with interpersonal skills to guide clients toward more effective and more satisfying levels of engagement. She also teaches improvisation to musical theatre students at LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts.
“The workshop incorporated lots of elements that I never associated with presentation skills. For example, having access to a range of emotions will enhance the flavour of what we say and how we say it.”
Eva Ng
Senior Planner, DDB Hong Kong
| Hotline | +65 6838 1069 |
| info@shirleytaylortraining.com |