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Training for agencies at all skill levels

  • Account management
  • New business
  • Confidence
  • Productivity
  • Writing
  • Motivating teams

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Training for in-house communications professionals

  • Best practice
  • Demonstrating value
  • Brand recognition
  • Confidence & Credibility
  • Media training

Kickstart Your PR!

Two-day intensive public relations workshop

  • Capturing media attention
  • Brand recognition
  • Engaging content
  • Supporting sales and marketing

Big Fish Balance

Mental health and wellness for communications professionals

  • Beating Burnout
  • mindfulness
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Mental Health in the Workplace

Kickstart Your PR!

Two-day intensive public relations workshop

  • Capturing media attention
  • Brand recognition
  • Engaging content
  • Supporting sales and marketing

Advanced Presentation Training

Hone your skills for greater impact

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Training Overview

Engage audiences, sell in proposals and get people onside by becoming a captivating and effective presenter.

Being able to deliver presentations effectively is an absolute must for senior comms professionals but while many produce good content their delivery skills let them down and their strong messages are immediately lost or diluted. This highly interactive course focuses primarily on delivery, giving you the techniques, feedback, practice and confidence to command attention, deliver the right messages and be more successful in your outcomes.

How will I benefit?

No hours of boring theory on this course, or any Big Fish course for that matter. You learn from doing. Working on a presentation you bring with you, you get the opportunity to try new techniques in a safe environment, and receive useful feedback.

With a background that covers over 20 years in the PR industry married with extensive experience in the performing arts, your trainer can give you practical insights into presenting that you can't get anywhere else. You'll see for yourself how altering your body language and vocal projection can totally transform your delivery. You'll learn techniques that ensure that the audience is looking where you want them to look. And you'll discover how to deal with nerves and anxiety, and how to feel more confident, even when presenting someone else's material.

What will I learn?

Powerful

Tips and techniques for making presentations more powerful

Objectives

The importance of focussing on objectives and messages

Voice

How to use vocal exercises to make your voice more effective

Body Language

How body language can strengthen (or weaken) the message

Visual Aids

How to use visual aids to their best effect

Pause

The importance of pause and how to master it

Connect

How to connect with the audience

Eye Contact

The difference between scanning and making eye contact

Correct Bad Habits

How to stop umming, erring and other distracting bad habits

Critique

How to become your own critic

Pull your audience in

...not push your message out

Who should attend?

This course is for PR professionals who are already making regular presentations and who want to master the art of public speaking and presenting.

What else do I need to know?

You'll need to bring with you a 5-10 minute presentation to deliver to the group. You'll work on the presentation during the course and have the chance to fine-tune and enhance it. Be prepared to present in front of other delegates, and critique both your and other delegates' presentations. Please note; this course is for experienced presenters who want to hone their skills. Less experienced presenters might want to consider Presentation Skills for PR Professionals.

How Big Fish Training Works

Got a team to train? Most courses are delivered direct either in person or via live video for groups of 6 - 12 people. These sessions are tailored to your specific needs. You just need to tell us what they are! Get in touch now for a friendly chat about what you need to achieve.

Want a course just for you? We run special sessions throughout the year and have a growing number of online courses. If you can't find what you need on the site, get in touch now and we can help.

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What delegates say about Advanced Presentation Training for In-House Comms Professionals:

I found the session very useful. Lorraine introduced me to many useful tips I can implement going forward. I will definitely feel more confident in presentation skills, stop rambling, and pace.

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Really useful! The individual feedback was fantastic and Lorraine was very honest and helpful. Lorraine is great!

There was a very good mix of topics covered: the interplay between visual, verbal, vocal communication, how to appear confident, how to use slides as an aid, little tips and tricks for tackling specific problems. It was great seeing how everyone improved over the course of the day and how the techniques are dismissed were put into action. A day well spent!

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Super useful! Made me think more about structure of presentations and how to introduce each slide/piece of content, and having confidence in myself.

Enjoyable and engaging. Friendly tone and very collaborative. Great and constant feedback throughout.

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I've spent extra time planning presentations using three different structures and it's been really helpful. It has forced my thinking about what the message is and what I'm actually trying to say. In fact, I had such a good meeting (using the structure) with a firm yesterday that they asked to film me for national training. :)

Sounds good! How do I book?

Training Courses for In-House Communications Professionals

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All of our training courses for in-house comms professionals

talented with audiences

Be credible and effective when presenting and persuading

talented in the office

Manage time, people and campaigns with ease

talented with the media

Writing and pitching stories that get noticed

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Wellness Programmes for PR and Comms Professionals
Advanced Presentation Training
with Audiences

Become a captivating and effective presenter

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Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health
Big Fish Balance

FAA Level 1 Award, Regulated Qualifications Framework

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Beating Burnout
Big Fish Balance

Stop stress from dragging you down

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Becoming a Manager
in the Office

Incorporate great management techniques into your daily life

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Confidence and Assertiveness
in the Office

Say what you mean, professionally and directly

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Creating Work-Life Balance
Big Fish Balance

Don't choose between your career and your life: have both

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Crisis Communications
with Audiences

Where do you start when it all goes wrong?

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First Aid for Mental Health
Big Fish Balance

FAA Level 2 Award, Regulated Qualifications Framework

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Grammar Crammer
in the Office

Grammatical errors and how to avoid them

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Improving Personal Communication Skills
in the Office

Make good working relationships great

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Getting Buy-In
with Audiences

Influencing and Persuading

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Internal Communications Training
in the Office

On demand courses for internal comms professionals

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Management and Leadership Training
in the Office

Get the best out of your team

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Mastering the Art of Writing
in the Office

How to write almost anything

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Menopause in the Workplace
Big Fish Balance

How it can affect us, our work, and what to do about it

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Mental Health in the Workplace
Big Fish Balance

Cultivate good mental health

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Mental Health for Managers
Big Fish Balance

Create greater mental wellbeing in your team

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Mindfulness in the Workplace
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Keeping your focus in times of chaos

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Neurodivergence Awareness in the Workplace
Big Fish Balance

Embrace Neurodivergence for a More Inclusive Workplace

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Neurodivergence for Managers
Big Fish Balance

Unlock the Potential of Neurodivergent Team Members

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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Big Fish Balance

Equip yourself with the tools to build more confidence

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Practical Creativity
in the Office

Power up your ideas and boost your inventiveness

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Presentation Training for In-House Comms
with Audiences

Make every presentation more engaging and effective

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Editing and Proofreading Other People's Writing
in the Office

The seven steps to successful editing

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Refresh your press release writing skills
with the Media

Be more successful at getting your stories published

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Selling In Stories to the Media
with the Media

Get more of your stories published

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Social Superstars
With the Media

How to Make Social Media Communications Shine

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Supercharge Your Writing
with the Media

Take your writing to a higher level

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Supervising First Aid for Mental Health
Big Fish Balance

FAA Level 3 Award, Regulated Qualifications Framework

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Time Management
in the Office

Manage your workload and get tasks completed on time

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Writing compelling content for the media
with the Media

Make your writing effective, engaging and shareable

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Writing effective news releases
with the Media

Get more stories published

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Help! I've Been Asked to Write a Blog
with the Media

The complete guide to online writing

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Neurodivergence for Managers
Big Fish Balance

Unlock the Potential of Neurodivergent Team Members

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Neurodivergence Awareness in the Workplace
Big Fish Balance

Embrace Neurodivergence for a More Inclusive Workplace

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