MET workshops

Designing a persuasive presentation

Making a presentation that hits the spot involves more than a pretty slide deck. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to go about designing your time “on stage” to ensure you achieve your goal. The method applies to any type of public speaking, from a five-minute elevator pitch to a full-blown keynote. The workshop is an opportunity for trial and error in a friendly, non-judgemental environment.

Facilitator: Emma Paulay

Purpose: To learn and apply the steps involved in designing a presentation that fulfils its purpose.

Description: In this relaxed, hands-on workshop, participants will first observe a short presentation demonstrated by Emma and discuss what makes it successful. Having discovered the keys to success, participants will then apply the design process to a fictional example produced individually. Opportunity will be given to deliver the resulting presentations.

Participant profile: All language professionals, whether self-employed or in-house, who may need to deliver presentations to showcase their work, share their ideas, teach or train.

Outcome: By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to identify the purpose of a presentation, write a scenario that will speak to their chosen audience and flesh it out with clear messages.

Preparation: None.

About the facilitator: Born in the UK, Emma Paulay has lived in France since 1993. She is a translator, business coach and trainer in mind mapping and personal organization methods, which she uses to run the freelance business she founded in 2007. She recently discovered that her optimism and listening skills lend themselves to business coaching and is now exploring this new avenue. A keen long-distance runner, Emma volunteers as a coach at her local running club.