The Study Skills Programme
Introduction and welcome
Welcome to the Presentation and Communication Skills module . In this module , we will start by looking at what makes an effective communicator and then move on to focus on presentation skills . Remember , these are essential skills for school , college , university , work and everyday life .
Watch , listen and take part to get the best possible experience from this module . We ’ re with you every step of the way .
Contents
• What makes an effective communicator ? – We spend our day communicating with different people about different topics . Possibly without knowing it , we are already experts in what makes an effective communicator . In the initial task , you ’ ll be thinking about your own experience and identifying the key criteria for making communication work !
• Your communication toolkit – voice , confidence and body language are the key tools for effective communication . We ’ ll focus on each of these in turn to enable you to develop your own skill set .
• Creating and delivering a presentation – Helen will take you through the essential steps to create and deliver an excellent presentation . Following this , there will be an opportunity for you to make your own presentation , together with some important advice on engaging with your audience .
• The Elevator Pitch – in this section , we ’ ll use a famous marketing technique as an examination preparation tool .
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