Voiceworks
Featured in the Advanced Presentation Techniques training manual
By Clare Forrest & Margaret Zuppinger
Category: Meetings and Presentations
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
Even the most experienced presenters need to review their presentation style on a regular basis if their presentations are to remain inspiring and interesting. Whatever the subject matter they are delivering, a presenter must take account of the impact they are having upon their audience, both verbally and non-verbally. This training activity considers the effect they make with their voice. In other words, ‘It’s not what you say; it’s the way that you say it’.
You introduce the training activity as an opportunity for participants to explore their voice, which is not something they are probably used to doing. They do this, firstly, by exploring in a series of exercises all aspects of how the voice works. They go on to discover what they like and dislike about their voice. You actively encourage positive comparisons to help develop their own personal style and build their self-confidence as a presenter. Finally, the participants consider feedback about their voice from others. You encourage them to ask for and benefit from regular feedback about their vocal work in presentations. You close the training activity with a brief review of what the participants have learned about their own voice, how the voice works, and why such knowledge is important when they are presenting.
Who is it for: This training activity is intended for use by trainers to explain to participants how the voice works and how to look after this vital presenter’s tool.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 2 |
| Max Group Size: | 6 |
| Typical Duration: | 01:45:00 |
| No of Pages: | 18 |
Resources: View standard resources for Fenman training activities
Additional resources: Audio recording & playback equipment, Blank audio tapes, Cotton wool balls, Plastic bag, Set of wooden chimes, Selected passages from newspapers, prose or poetry.
Purpose: This training activity is intended for use by trainers for feedback, leadership, managing yourself, and presentation skills programmes. It can also be adapted for one-to-one coaching.
Download the training activity, Voiceworks as featured in the Fenman training manual; Advanced Presentation Techniques