The Trainer
John Mallia
B.A. (Hons.) Business Management; MBA
John Mallia specialises in the areas of motivational training for personal development and success, and conducts various training and consultancy work in customer care, marketing, image management, Public Relations, teamwork, communication, co-operatives and work relationships. Mediacoop also organises and facilitates various teambuilding sessions for different organisations.
Mediacoop is a co-operative involved in the areas of Training, Marketing, Communication, Media, PR and Teambuilding.
Course Duration and info
16 hours
Course Summary
Speeches
Participants will become aware of the art of writing memorable speeches, and delivering them. The course
will stress the idea that successful speech writing and delivery require a process of planning, preparation,
practice, as well as confidence. The person, the preparation, the delivery – all fall within the individual’s effort
to succeed.
- The fear of speeches
- The speech making process
- Concept
- Planning
- Writing
- Editing
- Rehearsing
- Giving the speech
- Feedback
- Writing the speech – the 8 step process
- Know the essence of good speech
- Knowing the message
- Research
- Outline
- Writing
- Getting to the issues
- Structure
- Recapping
Speech writing workshop
Examples and analysis of memorable speeches
Delivering Effective Briefs
Participants will learn how to pass on information orally and in writing to a team in the most efficient and effective way in the minimum time and with the maximum effect. They will learn to plan and execute briefs according to the exigencies of their remit, and become aware of the persuasive, presentation skills needed to excel. This includes verbal and non-verbal communication, spot-on writing, as well as use of visual aids.
- The essential elements of briefing
- Why should we use it?
- Types of briefing
- Who is my audience – the psychology of audiences
- Brief essentials
- Establishing clear and understandable ground rules
- Preparation
- The briefing itself
- The opening stage
- Generation of ideas
- The closing stage
- Enhancing credibility
- How to quickly deliver key information
- How to Influence others
- How to Earn respect
- Writing the brief – why it’s worth it to write a good one – principles of good, written briefs
Communicating in style
- Tips on making the most of the speech/brief itself
- Body language
- Visual aids and using statistics
- Flexibility
- Appearance
- Eye contact