You read the posts about the top tips for delivering a presentation.  Show your passion, they say.  Talk to your audience, not at your audience.  Don't use bullet points -- Steve Jobs never used bullet points.

All that's well and good. And there are great tips out there.  I personally like this collection of "Top Ten Delivery Tips" from Garr Reynolds.  

Here's the thing.  Just like telling ain't training, reading ain't practicing.

That's another tip, by the way.  Practice, practice, rehearse.  

Just... when you practice, how do you know you're practicing effectively?

This is a challenge for many folks in the talent development industry -- finding a resource, a community who can help them advance in their field of passion.  This is one of the reasons why Anthony Harmetz created the Trainer's Special Interest Group, and it's one of the reasons ATD-OC annually facilitates the Total Trainer: Delivering Training program.

Total Trainer: Delivering Training teaches us to design and deliver impactful presentations for:

• business meetings,
• conferences and special events, or
• classroom training.

What sets this program apart is the highly interactive learning environment.  Approximately half of each session is devoted to the practice of the skills and techniques shared in the first half of the session, with individual feedback given to each participant.  

What are some of the specific skills practiced in these workshops? Engaging your audience through application of: eye contact voice movement non-verbal communication Leading individual and group activities Telling stories (and using humor) Handling off-track and challenging participants Structuring, preparing for, and practicing your presentations And, lest you think this is all about presentation, the workshop will address specific facilitation skills, such as:

• Types of questions
  • Overhead
  • Direct
  • Relay
• Maintaining self esteem when you respond to answers

For those passionate about talent development, it's crucial to both be aware of and to practice these key delivery and facilitation skills.

Key Workshop Information:

DATES:  8 Tuesday Evenings 9/22 – 11/10, 2015 Plus 3 optional sessions:  Oct 1, 15, & 29 TIME:            5:30 – 9:00 pm LOCATION:    Irvine, CA 92618

TOPICS:   Key Delivery Skills   Engaging Your Audience   Presentation Structure   Planning & Preparation   Advanced Facilitation Skills   Storytelling   Active Learning Techniques   Putting It All Together

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