Improving your design and delivery of presentations to increase audience engagement
Delivering impactful business presentations requires more than just confidence—it requires smart design and strategic delivery. In this engaging, research-based program, you'll learn how to craft presentations that inform, persuade, and resonate with your audience. The first half focuses on the latest insights from instructional design research, helping you build content and visual aids that support and strengthen your message.
The second half equips you with SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely) tips and tools to enhance your presentation delivery, from body language and pacing to audience engagement techniques. Whether you're new to presenting or looking to sharpen your skills, this course provides actionable guidance to elevate your impact in any business setting.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Founder of Sheriff Consulting
I am the founder of Sheriff Consulting which specializes in the development and delivery of accounting, auditing and foundational skill courses and workshops. Teaching and working with professionals in diverse and dynamic learning environments has been my passion and experience for over 10 years. As a qualified Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and U.S. Certified Public Accountant (CPA), I work with finance and accounting professionals in both the U.S. and Canada to meet their training and development needs. My goal has always been to create an engaging and interactive learning environment. To help my own path of continual improvement in achieving this goal, I have also received training and worked as a professional actor. I am a member of ACTRA (the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) and a graduate in improvisation from the Second City Training Centre. http://sheriffconsulting.com/
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