Techniques to present ideas with Clarity, Brevity and Impact

Have you been asked to write a technical report to be presented to the board of directors within an hour or two in the most legible and simple structure?

Have you been in a situation where you needed to answer important questions on the spot and you were not able to find the right words or the right structure to present it well? Have you had problems getting your ideas across to your peers and your superiors in a structured way when it mattered most? The Think on Your Feet? Begin with quick coherent thinking—the bedrock of communication—and ends with dramatically sharpening skills to speak more convincingly. The workshop provides all-purpose strategies for organizing participant’s ideas, and shows how to match the message to the audience.

Getting your ideas across clearly, concisely and persuasively is a core skill. Everyone wants you to get to the point, quickly. "Think on Your Feet?"will enable you to do that. The "Think On Your Feet?" program has achieved worldwide recognition as one of the most original and useful communication workshops taught today. It has-been conducted throughout the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Objectives
By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:
Answer questions quickly and coherently, especially when under fire
Structure ideas simply and persuasively
Use six basic organization formats to focus communication and display analysis
Flesh-out ideas with memorable examples
Avoid common communication traps
Handle objections positively
Deal with hostile situations
Use “bridging” strategies to clarify questions, defuse issues and buy time
Anticipate questions and prepare answers
Use techniques to identify listeners’ hopes, fears and background knowledge
Use simple, jargon-free language that listeners can understand
Turn nervousness into energy
Separate topics clearly using transitions
Organize ideas while talking

Key Topics
Thinking, Structure and Clear Communication
Getting to the Point and Being Remembered
Integrating left and right brains for structured improvisation
Organizing Information in Chronological Order
Using Geography and Places as your organizing framework
Dividing Information Into Well-defined Facets or Aspects
Handling Questions Quickly and Coherently
How To Broaden or Narrow Your Listener's Perspective
Analyzing Topics in Terms of Two Extremes Leading to a Compromise
Presenting Proposals, New Products or Services
Targeting Your Answers to Your Listeners' Core Concerns
Maintaining Control While Fielding Questions
Fleshing-out Your Ideas
"W5"—The Journalist's Plan
Using Concise, Simple and Diplomatic Language Keys to Clarity-Delineation and Transition
Re-channeling Nervousness
Preparing Longer Talks
Thinking Fast; Thinking First
What past participants have said about this workshop:
"Of utmost relevance and very practical, easy to bring concepts back to workplace"
"It is probably the best seminar I have attended"
"An excellent course for those who needs skills to think quickly, presenting
and speaking to a group"
"Very good course. Very practical. Like the format where there's lots of
exercises and less theories and concepts."
"It’s an excellent course for learning how to structure thoughts as the
concepts are simple yet very applicable"
"It was enlightening & professionally conducted"
"Tools for unconventional thinking"
"Fun & enjoyable, made presentations seem less formidable"
"Excellent course which stretches your thought process"