High Stakes Communication & Presentation Skills for Leaders

Introduction

Whether you are presenting a project to senior management, pitching to investors or leading a crucial negotiation, adequate preparation is vital. High-stakes meetings and presentations can be pivotal moments in your job, where the impressions you make and the outcomes you achieve would be the building blocks of success in your career.

Your ability to engage others with an open-mindset, in productive high-stakes conversations will have people walking away with a deeper understanding of other perspectives. You create an environment for shared dialogue during high-stakes meetings by asking quality questions, listening to others, and considering different perspectives when forming solutions.

Learning Outcomes / Benefits

• Lead high-stakes meetings with confidence and ensure every conversation moves the project or the goals forward.
• How-to (toolkit) in presenting to senior leaders.
• Craft strategic storytelling in your presentations.
• Gain know-how to bring your slides to life.

Key Content

Module 1: How to Confidently Lead High-Stakes Meetings

• 5-step to drive stakeholder meetings
• How to keep it on track
• Professional presence – LOOK the part
• Exercises

Module 2: How to Rock Your Presentation to Senior Leaders

• 3-legged stool in presentation:
• Content
  • Presenting information framework: The Pitch
  • Cast the Line, Obstacle, Vision, Options, Close, Bottom Line, The Hook
  • Presenting information framework:
  • Situation – Complication – Resolution
  • Situation – Opportunity – Resolution
• Design
  • How to create visual slides not documents
  • Design your slides
  • Handle text like a designer
  • List your favourite fonts
  • Meaning of colours – keep to three
  • Spread content out
  • Size objects according to importance
  • Graphs and tables
• Delivery - The HOW
  • How do we tell them
  • How to make listeners hear you
  • Five points pattern for any presentation:
    • Significance
    • Scenario
    • Solutions
    • Segue
    • Suggestions

Exercise

• Apply the five-point pattern and prepare a short presentation

Target Audience

Managers, senior executives and senior team leaders.

Methodology

A range of practical, enjoyable, tried and tested approaches (practical exercises, role modelling, exploratory discussion) to bring out the best in you. Participants will find the training highly interactive, supportive and fun.