- Only 4 hours long
- Never more than a 5
to 1 attendee to trainer ratio
- Peer coaching methodology
- We work with your own
natural style
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The Hill Group's Presentation
Skills Workshop for Healthcare Professionals is designed
to improve the presentation skills of these key people
at:
- Conferences
- Educational Programs and
- Sessions
- Briefings
- Meetings
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We can take monotone, nervous, or mediocre presenters and in
only four hours turn them into confident, compelling
presenters. And we'll make your best presenters a even better.
Our Trainers are World-Class Presenters
The Hill Group trainers are world-class presenters in their
own right. They win speaking awards. They speak around the world
to audiences from 10 to 10,000. They're great people; easy to
work with, fun to work with, and they know how to help healthcare
professionals become better presenters.
This workshop has a unique structure that lends itself to
learning and improvement no matter the skill level of attendees.
Even the most introverted people enjoy and benefit from the
program because we create a safe, constructive environment conducive
to cooperative learning.
Workshop Format
Our Presentation Skills Workshop for Healthcare
Professionals is based on a peer-coaching model. This means
the groups have to be small; only three to five people per trainer,
and everybody's working all of the time. No one is just waiting
for his or her turn. When they're not presenting, they have
specific coaching and critiquing assignments. The workshop's
"feet-to-the-fire" philosophy means it's fast-paced
and demands the full participation of every presenter.
In their small groups, the participants deliver short (10
minute) versions of their presentation twice for their group.
Each presentation is video taped for review during the debrief.
Groups work independently, in separate parts of a large meeting
room or in smaller breakout rooms.
Every participant delivers their presentation to the other
people in their group. The "audience" members each
have specific critiquing assignments - one verbal, one non-verbal.
For example: Jim is first to make his presentation. Mary counts
how many "non-words" (ums, ahs, etc.) Jim uses and
how well he makes eye contact. Mike reports on his posture and
his voice. Other audience members have complementary assignments.
Each verbal/non-verbal assignment set is provided on a handout
for the audience members to use as a coaching and teaching aid.
| When Jim is finished the entire
group watches and comments on the video, then they review
his presentation with the trainer. Instruction will have
been given on providing constructive criticism so attendees
can build skills rapidly. Members offer feedback relative
to their assigned skill set. Following Jim's debrief,
the next person begins his or her presentation, and so
on, until everyone has presented. |
| Client
List Includes:
- Nellcor Puritan-Bennett
- Urologix
- Staywell
- Transitions
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| The second round of presentations is done
with audience members taking on the roles of the expected
"real life" audience. They will interrupt the
presenter for clarification, questions, etc. They also
continue to give feedback on the presenter's verbal and
nonverbal skills. |
Presentation Skill Set
| 1. Presentation Basics
- Clear objectives
- Needs of the audience
- Content-Process model
- Audience participation
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2. Presentation Environment
- Greeting the audience
- Acknowledging latecomers
- Room size, AV needs
- Controlling the audience
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3. Use of Visual Aids
- Computers and monitors
- Whiteboards
- Projection systems
- Handling your products
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| 4. Verbal Skills
- Voice modulation and tempo
- Avoiding non-words
- Using pauses
- Recognizing feedback
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5. Non Verbal Skills
- Where to sit/stand
- How to stand and move around
- Audience dynamics
- Gestures and eye contact
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6. Ending Presentations
- Summarizing
- Handling questions
- Asking for understanding
- Closing
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Logistics
Each group can have its own small room, or can work in the
same room if the room is big enough. An area large enough for
the entire group to assemble is still needed for parts of the
training. The Hill Group provides video cameras to record the
presentations. Television monitors (RCA capable) should be supplied
by your organization for review of taped presentations.
