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One-Day Presentation Skills for Public Sector Professionals

This workshop is curated to empower public sector professionals with the skills necessary to design concise, persuasive presentations that underscore their key points without overwhelming their audience.

Our aim is to instill the confidence required to communicate with impact across a spectrum of platforms, whether it be in the boardroom, at community forums, during stakeholder engagements, or within any other public sector context.

The program will guide participants through the process of distilling complex information into clear, visually engaging presentations that hold the attention of their audience and facilitate understanding.

There are also strategies to enhance their delivery, ensuring that their messages are not just heard but felt and remembered.

Objective

By the end of the workshop, attendees will be adept at crafting messages that resonate, delivering them with an authoritative presence, and engaging with their audience in a manner that is both persuasive and relatable, regardless of the setting.

Outline

Presentation Slide PPT Design

• Essential Design Principles: Understand how to utilize design principles such as contrast, alignment, and hierarchy to create professional and effective slides.
• PowerPoint Proficiency: Gain practical skills in using PowerPoint’s advanced features to enhance the visual aspect of your presentations, making complex data accessible and engaging.
• Data Simplification: Learn the art of presenting data and statistics in a clear, understandable format that can be easily grasped by any audience, using charts, graphs, and infographics.

Soft Skills Delivery

• Audience Analysis: Develop the ability to assess and understand the needs of different audiences, from community members to internal teams, and tailor your communication accordingly.
• Engagement Strategies: Discover techniques to engage your audience, ensuring retention of information and maintaining interest throughout your presentation.
• Presentation Dynamics: Master the use of tone, pace, and body language to add dynamism to your presentations, making your delivery more engaging and effective.
• Executive Presence: Learn how to project confidence and credibility, and establish your presence in a room, whether in person or virtually.
• Adaptive Communication: Enhance your ability to think quickly and respond effectively to live questions, fostering an interactive and responsive presentation environment.
• Narrative Crafting: Unlock the power of storytelling in presentations to create emotional connections, making your message memorable and persuasive.
• Calm Under Pressure: Acquire strategies for managing stress and maintaining composure when facing challenging questions or delivering presentations under pressure.
• Balancing Rational and Emotional Appeals: Balance factual information with emotional resonance to persuade and motivate your audience towards desired outcomes.

Learning Outcomes:

• Create succinct, impactful presentation slides that capture and maintain audience interest.
• Deliver commanding presentations that earn attention and respect in any setting.
• Engage diverse audiences dynamically with effective and adaptable communication strategies.
• Manage and excel in spontaneous interactions, dominating Q&A sessions with expertise.
• Employ compelling storytelling techniques to weave facts with emotion, ensuring your message resonates deeply.
• Present with unwavering confidence under pressure, demonstrating complete poise and control.

Methodology

Interactive Workshops:

• Engage in active, hands-on sessions that put theory into practice, crafting slides and presentations that resonate.

Dynamic Role-Playing:

• Participate in real-life scenarios to refine your ability to respond to challenging questions and engage with live feedback.

Peer Collaboration:

• Collaborate with peers for real-time feedback, fostering a community of learning and continuous improvement.

Reflective Analysis:

• Engage in self-reflection after each exercise to internalize lessons learned and identify areas for growth.

Particular of Diana Rahman

Diana Rahman is an ICF ACC trained coach and a successful Image Consultant having spent 10 years with Jill Lowe International. She has since been a corporate trainer for 23 years.

After 6 years as a former professional in the banking industry, Diana made a vital switch and pursued her passion in helping others in Soft skills Development. Diana has extensive experience conducting numerous corporate programs, where she has provided training to executive officers and uniformed staff on various essential topics. These topics include but are not limited to Professional Image Presentation, storytelling, Email Writing, Business & Social Etiquette, Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication, Resilience-Building, Confidence Building, Motivation, Stress Management, Goal-setting, Customer/Client Management Skills, and more.

One of her key achievements is a 10-day Bootcamp, where she conducted Team building, Customer Service Excellence and Motivation project for all 200+ staffs of La Digue Lodge in Seychelles. In 2012, she was awarded the Promising Star Trainer award by Celebrate Life Holdings Pte Ltd.

Her engaging style of presentations and 'live' demonstrations reach out and connect to audiences of various backgrounds, from financial, hospitality and creative industries to healthcare professionals and students.

Diana is also a Memory Trainer, since 2012, and was trained by Alan Yip - founder of Mind Edge and Chief Trainer of the Singapore Memory Team. Under his wing, she teaches participants various proficiencies in study skills, memory techniques, Goal setting, Note-Taking, Study Personality, amongst others.

She also runs Personal Development workshops on Motivation, Confidence Building and Self-esteem Management for Girls Home and Women's Prison.

Diana has also been invited to conduct workshops in Seychelles, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam.

In 2021, her co-authored the book Venus Rising: The Phoenix Awakens, where she talks about her resilience through trials and tribulations; and the rise of women in entrepreneurship. In 2022, the book became an Amazon #1 bestseller.