Public speaking and professional presentations – techniques, tools and the art of conducting professional meetings

Training process

Training needs analysis

If you have specific requirements regarding the training programme, we will carry out a training needs analysis for you. This will guide us on which aspects of the programme should receive greater emphasis, so that the training programme meets your specific needs.

What will you gain?

Confident stage presence - You will learn how to prepare speeches with a clear goal, solid structure and emotional control, so you can step in front of an audience with more calm, confidence and professionalism.

Stress and emotion control - You will practice practical methods to reduce tension before a presentation and regain control during it, so stress stops blocking you and starts supporting your energy on stage.

Stronger body language - You will work on eye contact, posture, gestures, facial expression, movement and vocal delivery, so your presentations become more credible, dynamic and engaging for listeners.

Clear and persuasive messages - You will learn how to build messages your audience understands, remove language mistakes and habits, and use benefit-driven wording so your communication sounds clear and convincing.

Greater audience impact - You will discover how to use persuasive language, tension, questions, metaphors and pauses to guide attention more effectively and strengthen the overall impact of your presentation.

Better first impression - You will learn to manage how you are perceived in the first moments of a presentation, helping you build trust, credibility and audience openness to your message much faster.

Handling difficult audiences - You will master ways to respond to boredom, passivity, excessive talking, attacks and provocation, so you keep the room focused, protect your authority and stay in control.

Better answers and growth - You will learn how to handle informational and critical questions and collect useful feedback after a presentation, so you can refine your style and improve each next appearance.

Training programme

1. Getting to know the expectations of the training participants

what are public speeches?
how to prepare for them?
emotions related to them.

2. Introduction

where do emotions on stage come from?
what drives us?
how to tame it and use it?

3. Introduction to the topic – a bit of theory

the verbal and non-verbal layer of a speech, including emotional aura, gesticulation, details in appearance, diction, language, Polish language, structure of the speech, story telling,
to speak interestingly – that is the challenge!
stage/backstage – how to set boundaries,
the art of rhetoric: building tension, anecdote, metaphor, antithesis, questions and rhetorical questions – building dialogue, pause, key words,
the role of a prop.

4. Non-verbal communication of a professional presenter

sight and eye contact,
facial expressions, posture, gestures, gesticulation (body language – body language),
diction, intonation, modulation – use of sound,
dynamics,
movement, proxemics,
adding dynamism through acting technique.

5. Verbal speech – the power of words and their configuration

mannerisms and language errors,
adapting the language and form of communication to the audience,
using the language of benefits,
the order and structure of speech elements – the 3P principle.

6. What cannot be seen and cannot be heard, yet affects the listener – the language of persuasion

using hidden levels of communication – what cannot be seen and cannot be heard,
yet affects the listener,
neurolinguistics of communication – that is, how to foster the desired reception by listeners?
influencing people with appropriate sentence syntax,
influencing people with presuppositions – hidden meanings of words.

7. The art of creating a first impression

8. Managing the audience's attention and building relationships with recipients

techniques for stimulating (an uninterested / bored recipient),
techniques for opening up (a shy / taciturn recipient),
techniques for disciplining and gaining favor (a talkative / inattentive / attacking / malicious recipient).

9. Techniques for reducing stress before a presentation and controlling emotions during the speech

autogenic training,
classical conditioning and anchor dropping,
acting techniques for reducing stress and triggering a sense of self-confidence.

10. Difficult situations during the meeting

basic techniques for answering informational and critical questions,
people hindering the course of the presentation and reaction to their behavior,
traps in argumentation and "tricks for the audience",
what needs to be known about the presentation participants?

11. How to answer difficult questions well?

culture and etiquette of conversation,
how to control stress?
how to respond to interruption and provocation?

12. Obtaining good quality feedback

how to obtain feedback after the presentation?
how to properly use feedback?

What are the prerequisites for participating in the training?

Communication basics - You should be comfortable expressing yourself in Polish and speaking in front of a group, because the training focuses on improving how you present ideas and messages.

Readiness to practice - You should be ready to take part in exercises, short speaking tasks and feedback sessions, because the course develops presentation skills mainly through active practice.

Workplace context - It helps if you can refer to your own workplace situations involving meetings, presentations or speaking up, so you can apply the exercises to real communication tasks.

Openness to improvement - You should be open to reviewing your speaking habits, stage presence and stress reactions, because the training includes work on both delivery style and presenter behavior.