PRESENTATION PREPARATION COACHING

Spoken with Authority’s presentation preparation coaching engagements enables leaders, emerging leaders, and subject-matter experts to achieve a personal best on a specific presentation.

These intense and focused coaching sessions help professionals achieve outstanding results in a wide range of speaking situations, such as: participating in an important meeting, leading a meeting, introducing themselves at a networking event, interviewing for a job, moderating a panel, speaking on a panel, briefing colleagues, training learners, pitching clients, presenting at a conference, offering a toast, and even delivering a TED-style Talk or ceremonial speech.

the DETAILS

Each presentation preparation coaching engagement entails three hours of coaching as follows:

Hour 1
Analyze the situation and audience, set goals, craft an outline, brainstorm visuals (slides, pre-read, handouts, evaluations, etc., as appropriate).

Hour 2
Review and refine the outline and visuals, check timing of the presentation and edit as needed, create a timeline for practicing content aloud before the dress rehearsal.

Hour 3
Dress rehearsal with technology, record and review video of rehearsal, refine delivery to make it more confident and dynamic.

Hour 3.5
30-minute session after the presentation to reflect, review video (if available), review evaluation data and other feedback, and set goals for the future.

Ideal for

Any speaker who wants to feel confident and put their best foot forward in a specific speaking role and learn new strategies to apply to future presentations

Purpose

Achieve a personal best on a presentation

Approach

Short-term and targeted

Commitment

3 hours to prepare and 30 minutes to reflect

Get Started

“Trust the vocabulary that is going to come forth. Sometimes we have to be okay with a less sophisticated word that still proves your point and you’re able to do so fluently.”

– Michele Morrissey, Leadership Communication Coach & Workshop Facilitator

OUR CLIENTS SEE RESULTS

Whether you are communicating to an audience of one, several, or many, and whether you are communicating in person or online, the benefits of a presentation preparation coaching are many.

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Decreasing stress and overwhelm by breaking down the preparation process into manageable parts.

Decrease of stress

Goal clarification

Clarifying goals and key messages to make the most of each speaking opportunity.

Avoid embarrassment

Avoiding embarrassment and reputational damage caused by a lackluster presentation.

Time saving

Reducing the time necessary to craft and rehearse an effective presentation.

Increasing audience attention and engagement by suggesting ways to incorporate visuals, storytelling, and audience interaction.

Audience engagement

Providing the valuable perspective of a knowledgeable outsider who knows best practices and recent trends of presentations and public speaking.

Valuable perspectives

Ease of management

Helping manage assignments and personalities involved in group presentations.

Offering targeted, specific, encouraging, and insightful feedback that makes the most impact in the least time.

Positive feedback impact

Improving future presentations by collecting and reviewing evaluation data, and reflecting on speaking experiences.

Improving for the future

Bolstering confidence

Bolstering confidence and opening doors to new opportunities.