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Presentation & Public Speaking Skills

Build the confidence, presence and practical skills to speak clearly and credibly, from team meetings to conference stages.

You may have the idea, expertise or ambition — and still want more confidence in how you express it. Meetings, presentations, feedback and difficult conversations shape your experience of work and your next career step. We understand that growth is personal, not just a line on a development plan.

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Duration

1 day workshop · 9:30am–5pm

Group size

6–8 delegates

Format

Online or face to face

Price — Face to face

From £1,499

+ VAT

Price — Online

From £1,300

+ VAT

where understanding becomes useful —

Why this course matters

Your expertise deserves a delivery that helps people understand it and feel its relevance.

What you’ll explore in the Lab

Whether addressing colleagues, presenting at conferences or representing the business, even experienced leaders and specialists can find public speaking daunting. This one-day workshop helps delegates manage nerves, find their voice and develop a confident presence in a supportive group of 6–8 people, with repeated opportunities to speak and receive personal feedback.

Delegates explore how to structure a memorable talk, use voice and body language effectively, and engage an audience without relying on notes or reading slides. They build practical skills to communicate with greater clarity, handle questions calmly and respond confidently when the unexpected happens.

a real challenge. a purposeful response.

The challenges this addresses

  • Speaking nerves overshadowing an otherwise useful professional message
  • Slides carrying the presentation instead of the speaker
  • Talks lacking a clear structure audiences can follow
  • Audience questions disrupting pace and composure during presentations

What this can change at work

Your expertise deserves a delivery that helps people follow it. Working on structure, voice, body language and responses to questions helps speakers bring their message forward without hiding behind slides. Individuals can approach speaking opportunities with more deliberate preparation, while teams and the wider business benefit from presentations that make ideas easier to understand, discuss and consider in professional settings.

A clearer speaking route

Speakers organise talks around a clear opening, key points and closing message, helping colleagues follow the argument without relying on slides.

More deliberate delivery

People use pauses, vocal emphasis and purposeful body language when presenting updates instead of reading each point from the screen.

Questions handled calmly

Presenters pause to understand audience questions before answering, keeping their response connected to the point being discussed in the room.

Inside the workshop

The workshop combines practical guidance with interactive breakouts, peer-to-peer learning and supported live practice, with every delegate speaking several times throughout the day. Filmed practice and personal feedback help delegates refine their delivery, from pace and pauses to body language and use of space. Delegates leave with a practical speaking toolkit and clear priorities for continued development.

Make Presentation & Public Speaking Skills relevant to your business

Tell us where you want to make progress with managing nerves and building presence. We can discuss suitable workplace examples, priorities and access needs before agreeing the scope. Choose live online or face-to-face training for your UK or European team, with delivery arrangements agreed before booking.

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What the training covers

The scope below sets out the subjects covered. Workplace examples and practice are shaped around your team within the booked format.

  • Managing nerves and building presence
  • Voice, pace and pauses
  • Body language and owning the space
  • Structuring a talk people remember
  • Speaking without reading slides
  • Handling questions and the unexpected
  • Filmed practice with personal feedback

What’s included in your booking

Your booked time and format
1 day workshop · Live online or face to face, agreed before booking · 6–8 delegates.
Included in every course
  • Interactive, facilitator-led learningLive, hands-on sessions built around practice and participation.
  • Group discussionsShared conversations about real situations, so people learn from each other as well as the facilitator.
  • Breakout exercisesSmall-group practice, role-play and problem-solving, online or in the room.
  • Take-away materialsCourse materials, tools and templates to use back at work.
Facilitated learning and practical application
The subject coverage, exercises and facilitator feedback described above, with space to connect the learning to relevant workplace situations. The workshop description sets out the specific plans, prompts or tools developed in this course.

Follow-up coaching, refresher sessions and additional delivery days are not automatic inclusions; any additions are agreed in your proposal. Travel, venue arrangements and any software licences are confirmed separately where relevant. Prices exclude VAT.

Outcomes

The capabilities delegates work towards through the training and practice:

  • Manage nerves and speak with confidence
  • Use voice and body language with impact
  • Structure a memorable talk
  • Speak without relying on notes or slides
  • Handle questions calmly

the next conversation is where it counts —

Take it back to work.

Choose a real situation where you want to apply the learning. Use it to turn an outcome into a manageable first step, then reflect on what changes.

Choose

Start with one priority: Manage nerves and speak with confidence.

Apply

Try the approach in a relevant task or conversation. Note what felt useful and what you would adapt.

Review

Reflect on what happened, seek feedback where appropriate and choose your next step. Follow-up support can be discussed separately.

Bring this topic to your next event

We can discuss adapting Presentation & Public Speaking Skills into a keynote or large-group session, focusing on the themes most relevant to your audience. Depth, activities, timings and any follow-up depend on the format and package you choose; an event session is not a substitute for the full course.

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