“STUDIES show that 87% of a person’s income is directly attributed to that person’s ability to confidently speak in public. There is a certain amount of respect that individuals receive when they can stand on their feet and convey their ideas effectively, because when they do this, they are doing what 95% of the people in the audience wish they could do.” ~ Doug Staneart in ‘Fearless Presentations’ YOU too can belong to that 5%, and it doesn’t matter whether you are an expert or not, in a powerful position or not, or even fluent in language or not! HI-IMPACT PUBLIC SPEAKING (HIPS) – a 16-hour Transformational Learning program – enables you to transcend expertise, position and language to influence your audience dramatically and leave them with a lasting impact. HIPS is not just another training program. Each participant will get ample opportunity to practice and perfect hi-impact public speaking during the program. The practice sessions will be video recorded along will peer and facilitators’ feedback and a recording of the same will be shared with the participants.

Topics Covered

THEMES that will be covered in the program include: - Creating a good first impression - Using physical skills to reduce nervousness, while using discomfort to your advantage - Using eyes, gestures, and voice to become more powerful in hi-impact public speaking - Bringing in the crucial 5-I of hi-impact public speaking - Public Listening – the key to public speaking - Helping the other know that you have listened through active listening - Listening to the feelings through conscious listening - Using body language expressions to accentuate expressions - Sensing the audience and dynamically modifying design to sustain relevance - Understanding and unleashing influence as an emotional contagion - Influencing strategies and tactics - Avoiding the five critical mistakes that trap most at public speaking - Using humor effectively; what type of humor & when to use it - Creating and effectively using visual aids that support your ideas - Thinking on your feet and handling really tough questions / audience / situations

Who should attend

Business Leaders / Sales professionals; People Leaders / HR Leaders / Hiring managers; Product / process / technology evangelists; Learning Leaders / Trainers / Coaches; Social / Political Leaders, Administrators & Bureaucrats

Pre-requisites

The learner should have ample opportunity to speak in public as a part of their profession / occupation. All participants need to register in advance with full payment of the participation fee PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF SPECIALLY DISCOUNTED PRICE OF 9750/- FOR THINK VIDYA MEMBERS ONLY.

What you need to bring

Your conscious self"

Key Takeaways

- Techniques of dealing with and overcoming stage-fright - Ability to speak in public and leave them with an impact - Tips for influencing the audience, irrespective of size