ThinkAbout Presentingâ„¢

Module summary

The first 2 minutes of a presentation are critical. That is when an audience decides if you are worth listening to. If they switch off, it is almost impossible to get them back. This module shows presenters how to use Whole Brain® Thinking to get an audience’s attention—and then to keep it for as long as required. It shows how different people want and listen to different things.  It gives the presenter the skills and techniques to engage everyone in their own way—resulting in Whole Brain presentations.

This is a powerful program that will change the way people present material.

Who should attend?

• Anyone who needs to enhance the way they present
• Anyone who regularly makes presentations
• Managers, supervisors, trainers and facilitators

Prerequisites

Participants need to have attended the Start Thinking workshop or have received an in-depth debrief of their HBDI® Profile.

Typical time investment

3 to 4 hours

Key learning points

• The power of structure
• The importance of planning
• The impact of thinking preferences
• The effectiveness of a Whole Brain approach

Learning outcomes

At the end of this module participants will be able to:

• use the Whole Brain Model™ to plan presentations
• recognise their own thinking preferences and the implications they have for the way to present
• use the Whole Brain checklist to plan a presentation
• use structure to enhance audience understanding and participation
• maximise the overall effectiveness of any presentation opportunity.

Module topics

Introduction

• Reviews the application of skills from any previous module
• Reviews the understanding of the Whole Brain Model
• Answers any outstanding questions or issues

Think about presenting

• Discusses the business need for powerful presentations
• Overviews the module content
• Highlights the learning outcomes

Thinking preferences and presentations

• Understanding how thinking preferences affect the way we present
• Understanding our own presentation style
• Understanding why the listener sometimes does not ‘get it’

The Whole Brain® presentation checklist

• Using the Whole Brain presentation checklist to plan a presentation
• Planning an actual presentation you need to give

The need for structure

• Understanding the power of structure
• Using some powerful structures

Writing your presentation

Writing an actual presentation you need to give

Giving your presentation

Individuals practice giving their presentations

Next 24 hours—from insight to action

• Reinforcing the learning
• Action planning

On-the-job application

Initiates the transfer of skills to the job

Module summary

• Reviews of module content
• Reinforces the key learning points