Presentation Skills Training

When you think about great presentation skills, who comes to mind? Abraham Lincoln? Martin Luther King, Jr.? Winston Churchill? Even without PowerPoint, these great presenters knew how to reach out and captivate their audiences. And you can teach others to do the same.

Whether you’re an experienced facilitator or a novice instructor, you’ll find this workbook gives you all the essential elements for presentations skills training, ready to tailor to your specific situation. The guidebook and its accompanying CD-ROM include

• direction for assessing your organization’s needs
• how to design, facilitate, and evaluate your workshops
• ready-to-use documents (4 assessments, 11 tools, 16 training instruments, and 18 learning activities)
• agendas and PowerPoint files for one-hour, half-day, full-day, or two-day workshops.

The hallmark of Christee Gabour Atwood’s writing style is, in a word, FUN. Whatever the subject, she has a knack for giving solid advice in an entertaining and easy-to-take style. She even teaches organizations to use humor in communication, a specialty gleaned in part from her stint as a stand-up comedian.

A born communicator, Atwood’s varied background includes experience as a radio personality, TV host and anchor, and columnist. She has worked as a speaker, trainer, and adviser to Fortune 500 companies and other organizations that need help developing communication and leadership programs.