Become a Smart Presenter to take your slideshows and communication skills to the next level. Broadcast journalist Paul Lockitt reveals the essential tips and techniques used by professional presenters, to help you polish your own PowerPoints and presentations.
The 4-stages of your Smart Presentations training programme are designed to help each participant develop their presentation skills, to help improve communication with colleagues and/or clients, and to build a team of confident presenters, delivering at the highest level. The training will include:
- Planning the Perfect Presentation- structuring your content for a slick presentation, from start to
- Smart Slideshows - tips from professional presenters for re-imagining and reinventing your slides
- The Rules of Engagement - combine your communication skills with the right tools and tech to make a memorable Impression
- Follow Up – participants will receive a written appraisal of the presentation they delivered during the training.
Other subjects covered include storytelling, handling tough Q and As, dealing with stage fright/nerves, and tailoring the content for your audience/clients.
Trainer Bio - Paul Lockitt is a BBC journalist, presentation skills trainer, public speaking coach and media lecturer. Paul came to broadcasting from a theatrical background, having started on stage at the age of 13 with the Manchester Youth Theatre. Since then, he has notched up 30 consecutive years in the prime-time news hot seat on Key 103 in Manchester, England, and BBC Manchester, for which he has won the prestigious Sky/ITN National News Presenter of the Year Award no less than five times.
Running parallel with his radio career, Paul appeared regularly as a TV reporter on the popular Sky Sports ‘Soccer Saturday’ programme for ten years, in addition to his voice-over work for Granada Television and scores of corporate videos.
Alongside all of this, Paul has become a leading training consultant, helping to develop the communication capabilities for hundreds of people in the UK, Europe and the USA, through his coaching in public speaking, presentation skills and crisis management. Among his major coaching clients are Mitsubishi, Kellanova, Hitachi, ABF (the company that owns Primark), United Nations, Price Waterhouse Cooper, the NHS, the British Dental Association, Co-op, British Airways, plus dozens of politicians and professionals.
Testimonial - Key to the success of any business is how well it communicates with its customers. At the start of 2024 Kellanova (Kellogg’s) engaged Smart Presentations to improve their Activation Team’s slideshows and communication skills in front of clients and colleagues.
Director Shauna Lenagh said afterwards, “the team LOVED the training and everyone found it hugely beneficial.” Consequently, Smart Presentations training was offered to several other Kellanova departments, resulting in the same success. Snacks Lead Sam Harper said, “…it has definitely been a great benefit to our team.”
Price - £300 + VAT per person.
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