Effective Executive Speaking Seminar # 2522

Speak, present and communicate with poise, power and persuasion.

Today, presentations and public speeches are very much a part of every executive’s responsibilities. Effective executive speaking is what distinguishes the successful professional from everyone else. This skill is most critical to your success—and to your individual and corporate image. You will learn to use powerful tools and techniques to turn every speech or presentation into a rewarding one.

How You Will Benefit

• Speak and think with greater clarity and purpose, stressing key ideas
  
• Face an audience or camera with confidence and control, and make the most of your own natural speaking style
  
• Shape and organize your public speaking and presentations to persuade listeners and get the response and results you want
  
• Conquer fear of public speaking and negative stress
  
• Make your performance skills, your sense of humor and your own personality work for you
  
• Give impromptu and prepared speeches to the class and receive personalized feedback

What You Will Cover

Fundamentals of Executive Speaking Skills

• Identify the elements of a good presentation
• Create an individualized speaking skills profile
• Set personal goals for the development of public speaking skills
  

Preparation

• The importance of research and organization in preparing an effective presentation
• Illustrate how to plan and prepare strong beginnings and endings in your presentations and public speaking
• Select and design effective visuals
  

Delivery Skills

• The effective use of voice, action, image and language in public speaking
• Apply strategies for positively addressing speech anxiety
• Practice articulation methods
  

Essentials for Winning Presentations and Public Speaking

• Choose appropriate strategies for reaching reluctant, uncommitted and inactive audiences
• Design successful informative, persuasive, entertaining motivational and special event presentations
• Respond in a focused and controlled fashion to questions and answer
• Impromptu speech making

Who Should Attend

This seminar is recommended for every executive with some prior public speaking experience who must speak in front of groups, make presentations, sell ideas to others or face cameras and microphones.

Extras from AMA

You'll be recorded in action as you address your colleagues.  You will see yourself improve, relax and refine your public speaking techniques with each performance.  This recording is yours to keep.

“The seminar far exceeded my expectations. I can truly say I learned skills that I will remember and use regularly.”  —Claryce King, Hobart Corporation

Additional Information

• Extended Seminar Description
• Faculty Info
• Seminar Hours
• Travel and Accommodations
• Cancellation Policy
• Federal Government Employee Discounts
• On-Site Delivery

Registration Fee

3 days / 1.8 CEUs
Nonmembers $2,195 / AMA Members $1,995 / GSA $1,708

Schedule

We have 22 scheduled sessions located nationwide starting between July 8, 2009 and March 15, 2010.

• Call 1-877-566-9441 for an AMA Training Consultant.
• E-mail customerservice@amanet.org
• Fax AMA Text Registration Form
• Mail AMA Text Registration Form