Leadership and ManagementPresentation and Public Speaking Skills
Most workplace presentations fail before anybody speaks, because the presenter organised what they know rather than what the audience needs to decide. This course fixes the preparation and then the delivery. Delegates work through audience analysis and the single message a presentation exists to land, structuring for an audience that will not hear everything, and opening in a way that earns attention rather than spending it on an agenda slide. Visual material is covered honestly, including the slides that would be better as a document. Voice, pace, movement and the management of nerves are practised. Handling questions, including hostile and unanswerable ones, follows. The course closes on presenting remotely and on presenting to senior people with little time.
Course objectives
- Analyse an audience and define the single message to land
- Structure a presentation for an audience that will not hear everything
- Open in a way that earns attention
- Design visual material, and recognise when a document is better
- Use voice, pace and movement, and manage nerves
- Handle questions including hostile and unanswerable ones
- Present remotely and to senior people with little time
Who should attend
- Managers and supervisors who present to others
- Technical staff presenting to non technical audiences
- Sales and business development personnel
- Anyone presenting to a board or committee
- Trainers and facilitators
Course outline
- 01Organised around the speaker instead of the audience
- 02Audience analysis and the single message
- 03Structure and selective attention
- 04Openings that earn attention
- 05Visual material and when to use a document
- 06Voice, pace, movement and nerves
- 07Handling questions and hostility
- 08Remote presenting and senior audiences
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 to 6 November 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 16 to 18 December 2026 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 25 to 27 January 2027 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 29 to 31 March 2027 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |