

Overview
This is a highly customizable course developed to elevate the public speaking and communication skills of the team. Whether we’re talking in a team meeting or presenting in front of an audience, we all have to speak in public from time to time. Even if you don’t need to make regular presentations but one need to handle situations in which a public speaking skillset play a significant role of delivering message across the team.
InHouse Methodology & Program Preparation
- Simfotix will send 4-5 presentation topics to the attendees so that they select and prepare the initial presentation with their own creativity.
- The participants will present it in Phase 1 of the program and will be given a detailed individual feedback from the trainer. They will learn public speaking/communication techniques with practical concepts, role plays, activities during the 2 days and will actively participants in above activities.
- Scenario based Role Play-Trainer will create scenario based role plays for participants learning for communication, negotiation and handling different situations.
- Participants will again present themselves in Phase 2 and this time the judging panel will also comprise the trainer and the audience. This phase will be completed by the trainer’s final feedback scoring form.
- During the two days, participants will do Experiential Learning communication activities to build result oriented communication skills. These experiential learning activities are Licensed by MTA Learning UK, to Simfotix.
Program Agenda
DAY ONE
Ice breaking session - Meet and Greet
- Need for Communication & Presentation Skills
- Your 1st Presentation
- Presentations of Trainees x 10 (5-7 minutes each followed by feedback from trainer & Q/A from audience)
- Feedback, Timing, What went Well and What to be improved
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
- Presentations & Q/A Continuation
- Present information with an effective introduction, body and conclusion
- Practice distressing before making a presentation
- Paraphrase and get clarity from audiences’ questions before you give a response
- Knowing Your Target Audience – Individual Activity
- Increase participants’ confidence when you deliver a presentation
- Activity on Qualities of a Presentation: Better Vs Excellent
Prayer/Lunch Break
- Communication Style & Mind Mapping – Presenting Information Group Activity
- Mta Learning – Communication Activities for group work and productive communication
- Communications At Its Best – Main Principles, Tools And Techniques
- Back to Presenting
- Audiences Love You – Capturing Their Interest
- Discussion on 15+ Quick Presenting Tips
Revision and Closure of Day
DAY TWO
Greet and Energizing Activity
- Three ways of Communication Styles – Activity
- Three ways of Communication Styles – Activity
- Presentation Hurdles: Turning Barriers to Success
- Designing And Building The Presentation Session – Structure
- Managing Yourself – The Presenter
- Managing The Audience
- Know how to inform or influence people when making a presentation
- How to react on tough questions or straight communication from audience during a presentation
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
- Your 2nd Presentation during the session
- Presentations of Trainees x 10 (followed by Q/A from Trainer & Audience.
- Feedback: Is it Good or Excellent ?
Prayer/Lunch Break
- Continuation: Your 2nd Presentation during the session
- Feedback: Is it Good or Excellent ?
- Taking It To Perfection – Bridge the Gap
- Internal and External Employees and their expectations
- Mta Communication Activity
Summary of Training and Certificates Awarding
Course Director
Lucy Mackintosh
Lucy Mackintosh is a British citizen, and has lived and worked in the UAE for the past 8 years. She has over 18 years’ experience in Human Resource Management and Training and Development and two related qualifications – BSc (Hons) in Human Resource Management from the University of Bath, UK, and a post-graduate diploma in Personnel Management, accredited by the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development).
Lucy gained an extensive range of HR experience, working in large organisations in London, including Visa International, the FSA (Financial Services Authority) and the NHS (National Health Service). In 2007 she was head-hunted for a role at Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai, specialising in employee reward and performance management. During this time she also managed the HR Forum in the UAE, which aimed at promoting HR best practice in the region.
In 2009 Lucy decided to follow her passion for Learning and Development by becoming a full-time corporate Trainer and joined the region’s largest training company. She gained experience in working for a large range of companies in the GCC countries and trained courses in Management, Soft Skills and Personal Effectiveness.
Lucy now works for different training organisations, helping them deliver exceptional service to their clients. She designs, develops and delivers courses on a range of topics, as can be seen below. She is also a qualified NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Practitioner, MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) Facilitator and a Life Coach. These qualifications have increased her skills in understanding, communicating with, and inspiring others.
Course Materials
It is very important to analyze the need for Training along with the level of knowledge you require. This session give you a liberty to choose the modules you need, discuss it with the trainer how you want to be delivered, decide the place at your convenience and allocate number of hours to solve your problem. This does not include any development as a consulting but will include solution if you are facing a particular problem.