Public speaking classes for students & adults in Malaysia

Technical Presentation Skills

This is a 2-3 day intensive course for supervisors, executives and managers who require improving their Technical Presentation skills. This course employs adult learning techniques with simple, effective and yet practical lessons. Participants will be encouraged to apply and practice the lessons through group activities and personal interaction. At the end of the course, participants will be able to deliver technical presentations confidently, persuasively and professionally.

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to assist participants to improve their technical presentation skills. By learning this skill, participants will be able to deliver a technical presentation to explain

A process e.g. the distillation process in a petroleum refinery
A procedure e.g. the procedure to shut down a plant
An abstract concept e.g. the laws of thermodynamics
A legal point e.g. constrictive dismissal under the Industrial Relations Act

The challenge in delivering technical presentations is to make it relevant, exciting and useful to the audience. It involves preparation of seeking to deliver to the competency level of the audience and preparing appropriate support material in terms of handouts, diagrams, graphs, PowerPoint and other AV props. The key to successful technical presentation is effective speech organizing which uses logical sequencing.

Course Methodology

The course will apply adult learning principles to facilitate understanding, effectiveness and retention. 80% of the course will consist of group and personal activities, which allow the participant to learn, develop and practice vital technical presentation skills.

Course Outline

The course will cover the following main topics:

Basic Public Speaking Skills

Simple strategies for controlling nervousness
The 4 elements of body language – hand gestures, stance, facial expression and eye contact
Voice control – modulation and variation
Practice

Speech Organization

Introduction – Building audience expectations
Content – Statements, facts and examples
Conclusion – The powerful summary and call to action
Practice

The Power of Sequencing

Understanding linear logic
The sequencing template
Practice

The PowerPoint

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Common mistakes when using the PowerPoint
Tips for great PowerPoint presentations
Practice

Visual Presentation

Designing a feast for the eye
Gathering and summarizing facts using graphs
Exploring common graphs
Practice

Course Requisites

This course requires each participant to have a working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint software and equipped with PC / Notebook with PowerPoint and thumb drive on a 1 to 1 ratio. The classroom needs to be equipped with an LCD projection and sound system.

The nature of this course requires the organizer to limit participation to 12 persons maximum.

Course Timetable

Time	1st Day	2nd Day
9.00am - 10.30am	Basic Public Speaking Skills	The PowerPoint I
10.30am - 10.45am	Tea Break
10.45am - 12.30pm	Speech Organization I	The PowerPoint II
12.30pm - 1.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm - 3.30pm	Speech Organization II	Visual Presentation I
3.30pm - 3.45pm	Tea Break
3.45pm - 6.00pm	The Power of Sequencing	Visual Presentation II