Presentations

What makes a good presentation in an international context?

When you stand up to give a presentation you are doing much more than informing your business partner about your companies technical competence and your ability to provide a product or service. You are saying something about the type of company you work for; your professionalism, your customer orientation and your values. Especially with non-German business partners, a presentation needs to be much more than just PowerPoint and your product.

........ David Simmonds:
........."I have seen several hundred presentations and the same mistakes
.........come up time and time again: an over reliance on the inherent qualities
........ of the product, a lack of customer focus and avoidable English language
.........mistakes that detract from the message."


This presentations seminar is the key to unlocking your own potential and understanding what it takes to give a presentation that really works in an international business environment.

Seminar aims

To provide clear answers to the questions: what makes a good presentation and what is a good presentation in an international context? To provide participants with the English language tools that help make their presentation clear and effective. To provide individual feedback and so help the participants reach their full potential.

Who is the seminar for?

For any employee that has to give presentations in the English language.

Seminar contents

The presentations seminar is a can be one, two or three days long. Depending on the length the following topics will be covered:

...What makes a great presentation?
...Preparing your presentation – customer first
...Giving a presentation – keeping the message up front
...The power of effective visuals
...PowerPoint - clipart and bullet point overload : visuals from a new perspective
...What is a German presentation? - Cultural aspects of presentation form and style
...Presenting across the cultural divide – time to change your style?

...Language power 1
..........:.Starting and finishing a presentation
...Language power 2
..........:.Linking the parts together
...Language power 3
..........:.Professional language for impact

Participants are given opportunities to give part and complete presentations for which they receive individual coaching. Feedback includes video and individualised written assessments covering both language and presentation skills.

Seminar size

There is a maximum seminar size of eight.
Individual coaching is also available.
Seminars can be customized to your individual needs.


For further details contact Sariska.