Making a project presentation
Featured in the The Project Management Activity Pack training manual
By Eddie Davies
Category: Management
Credit price: 4 download credits (Single user)
Giving a presentation can be a stress-inducing experience. In order to manage anxiety and make a presentation that achieves the desired objective, a greater proportion of time needs to be spent on planning and preparation.
You begin the training activity by stating that giving a presentation can be a stress-inducing experience. This stress needs to be managed, and one way of doing this is through systematic preparation. You finish this introduction by showing a five-stage model for effective presentations. During the next phase of this training activity you take the participants through each of the stages step by step. This will involve you introducing the concepts and having everyone participate in micro-exercises before using the insight they have gained to prepare for the consolidation exercise at the end of the activity. You pull all the parts together by having each participant make a presentation which includes handling audience participation. Each presentation is based on a real project proposal that the participants are working on. At the end of their presentation they will have the benefits of feedback from their audience and tutor. (We also recommend that you record each presentation, and the feedback session on video for later review and reflection after the event.) You conclude the training activity by asking the participants to complete a learning review diary which helps them identify how they will transfer their key learning points back to the work place.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to show participants the techniques and skills required to make an effective presentation whose objective is to gain commitment to support a proposed project.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 06:15:00 |
| No of Pages: | 39 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers at all training events that are designed to improve the skills of project managers. It could also be used on courses in presentation skills or sales training. The training activity will work best if the participants have previously completed the activities, ‘Define the end product’, ‘The power of planning – part one’, ‘The power of planning – part two’, and ‘Critical Path Analysis’, as they provide essential preparation material which will be used in the presentation.
Download the training activity, Making a project presentation as featured in the Fenman training manual; The Project Management Activity Pack