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
“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.
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.
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“Working with Spoken with Authority on our annual report to our closest funders was great! It went extremely well. One of our toughest funders remarked at the end how wonderful the presentation was. We felt very well prepared, and I know I’ll go into future presentations more confident because of the experience.”
Maria Speiser
Deputy Director of State Network Advancement, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities -
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“Lisa was fantastic! She organized and executed our meetings with structure and purpose.Our sessions were on point and filled with great information. Lisa helped me to get a deeper understanding of my strengths and weaknesses in connection with public speaking and day-to-day communication with my colleagues. She helped me to prepare for a presentation in front of a large audience using the Sandwich structure. I have to say I had never felt so confident and prepared to present publicly before! The presentation was a big success with many listeners reaching out to me with compliments.“
Natalia Petrie
CPA Controller, Bates White
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