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Intensive Presentation Skills Training Course
This hands-on presentation training course is designed to make every presentation — whether in the boardroom, during a business proposal, or at a major conference — more dynamic, persuasive, and impactful. Whether you’re delivering a strategy update, pitching to senior stakeholders, or presenting at an industry event, the ability to present with clarity and purpose can significantly influence your audience’s response.
In many cases, business presentations are the final step before critical decisions are made. Conference presentation skills, on the other hand, help establish thought leadership and elevate your professional brand. That’s why this intensive course prepares participants for high-pressure scenarios — including unexpected questions, unresponsive audiences, and technical hiccups. While our facilitators are usually kind, this course includes a few curveballs to simulate real-life challenges and push presenters to stay composed and agile.
Participants will develop essential communication skills, learning how to structure a compelling narrative, use visual aids effectively, and deliver key messages with confidence. The course also strengthens public speaking techniques and helps you connect more meaningfully with diverse audiences — whether you’re addressing your internal team or a large external audience.
We also focus on building soft skills that complement presentation delivery, such as emotional intelligence and active listening. These are particularly useful for professionals stepping into people-facing roles or progressing through leadership pathways.
For those interested in developing broader leadership capability, this course complements skills explored in our leadership training programs. Together, these skills ensure your message doesn’t just land — it inspires action.
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Course Description
Through hands-on exercises and expert feedback, you'll learn how to effectively plan and structure content, design minimal slides (if any) that engage and support your message. Participants also learn how to use some modern technology tools to further embed and back up the message. Previous participants have been surprised at the range of freely available tools to boost any presentation. “Delivering presentations virtually” is a very popular course module.
Intensive Presentation Skills Course Key Content:
- Create clear and effective presentation content
- Popular assists– Canva, Slido, Loom, Prezi, Poll Everywhere
- Utilise appropriate visuals and other presentation aids
- Practice strategies to increase public speaking confidence
- Delivering unpopular news tactics
- Planning and practising in person and virtual deliveries
- Graphic design shortcuts
- Body language in presentations
- Storyboarding at a glance
- Delivering a presentation or facilitation experience
- Develop communication techniques to deliver clarity
- Making a vocal impact
- Examine techniques to effectively manage Q&A sessions
- Audience engagement tips 101
- Learn how to design presentations for different media
- Develop time management skills for presentations
Intensive Presentation Skills In-House Program Details
Target Audience: The course can be tailored for the specific cohort, whether it be the leadership team, another group of managers/team leaders, who deliver virtual or in person presentations.Duration: This course is available as a 2-day course or a truncated 1-day course.Delivery: This course can be delivered both in-person or virtually. For virtual delivery, we can use our virtual platforms or your organisations.Group Size: We recommend a group size of 4–10 people.
Australia-wide training courses and workshops
At Preferred Training Networks, we provide both in-person and online training programs for a wide range of organisations across Australia. Our Intensive Presentation Skills Training Course is run by experienced, qualified experts and tailored to the needs of your business and your employees. Our leadership and management education courses are designed to help your team thrive and develop valuable skills that can transform your workplace.
With programs available in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and other areas of Australia, we’re able to help businesses across the country create lasting behavioural change and provide them with the tools they need to reach new heights. If you think your business would benefit from Intensive Presentation Skills Training Course and the help of our professional coaching network, take the first step and contact our team today. Wherever you are in Australia, our coaching program can either come to your organisation or we organise a venue for your convenience. Find out what our training, workshops and skills courses can do for your business and reap the benefits for years to come.
Get your free online quote right now or give us a call on 1300 323 752 to find out more about Preferred Training Networks and discuss your requirements with us.