Thursday Sep 12, 2019
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
Chamber Offices
One Civic Center Plaza, Suite 400
Poughkeepsie
This event is complimentary to attend thanks to our generous sponsors. Registration is required in advance. Cancellations less than 24-hours from the event and no-shows will be charged a catering fee if food is served.
Speak Like a Pro: Learn the Art & Science of Delivering Powerful, Professional Presentations With No Fear
Presented by Skip Weisman
If your professional role requires making presentations for business development, to develop or train other professionals in your organization, or to impress your boss, teammates, and customers…you will want to participate in this session.
By attending this session you have the opportunity to learn about advanced presentation skills beyond overcoming the fear of making presentations and the basic structuring of a talk.
You will learn the art and science behind delivering presentations that go beyond just providing information but that inspire and impact any audience, causing them to lean in to listen, regardless of how exciting or how dry your topic may be.
Some of things you may learn include the following:
*The one secret to improving your presentation skills that most inexperienced and amateur presenters don’t want to hear.
*The 4 types of presenters and be able to identify your present level and an aspirational level you can work towards to become an even better presenter.
*Specific techniques and phrasing to guarantee your audience leans in and listens to you instead of checking out and reading the news on the smartphone.