Giving briefings and making presentations in the workplace

Duration of Course - 1 Day

To develop knowledge and understanding of briefing and prsentations skills as required by a practising or potential manager.

Selection of relevant information content
How to plan and prepare effectively for briefings (account for Purpose; Audience; Content; Form)
Formal and informal presentation skills including platform techniques and visual aids
How to evaluate briefings/presentations
Use of feedback to check understanding
Reporting back to management after briefing
The value of various methods of data presentation – tables, graphs, charts, diagrams, Gantt charts, etc
Evaluation of alternative methods to select the most appropriate for a given situation
How to construct a range of data presentation methods
The use of spreadsheets for the creation of graphs, charts and diagrams
How to interpret information contained in charts and diagrams, and explain this to others
Supervised practice or simulation to develop the ability to apply knowledge and skills