Time:
• First Coaching Session: 60-90 minutes.
• Work Based Activity: 1-2 hours.
• Follow-up Coaching Session: 60 minutes.

Aims:
• To develop both the skill and confidence to deliver effective presentations.

Group Size:
This module is designed for a one to one coaching session.

Useful For:
Employees who need to be able to stand up and speak confidently and effectively to groups of people – large or small. Ideal for either staff members who need to present to groups on a regular basis, or to employees who have a one-off presentation they need to prepare and deliver.

Notes:
It is important to differentiate between lack of skill and lack of confidence for speaking in public. There is a need to develop both, because as skill develops confidence will flourish.

The skill required for presenting is developed largely by coaching the employee around preparing for a presentation. Preparation is absolutely critical on so many levels and with good preparation and practise comes confidence.

A lot of people find the prospect of standing up to talk in public very daunting and this can cause them a huge amount of stress.

So, why is this? Many people’s self-belief in their ability to deliver a talk has been destroyed by one incident in their past when they spoke in public and were left feeling humiliated or embarrassed by the whole experience. This could have been a presentation they delivered at work, a college presentation or sometimes can even be traced right back to school days when an impressionable child was made to feel foolish by a teacher when speaking in front of the rest of the class. Don’t underestimate the significant negative emotional impact that a one-time event like this can have on an individual’s confidence to deliver a talk again, and please tread carefully, being empathetic and understanding of how your coachee might be feeling.