Presentation Training
Do your team lack the skills to present effectively; hindering decision making ability for leaders and/or clear action for team members?
Do they lack confidence; degrading authority, trust and engagement from their audience – leading them to feel undervalued and disengaged?
Or does their poor communication undersell their new ideas, achievements or leadership potential – leading to missed opportunities?
But does the traditional classroom-style training stir feelings of fear, embarrassment, apathy, or even dread in your people?
What if there was an alternative to the one-size-fits-all, classroom style, information-overload approach to group presentation training?
What if, in its place, you could create psychological safety and actionable experiential learning?
And in doing so, creating greater learner engagement, knowledge retention, and skill application within day-to-day work.
LVB Creative provides message focused, psychologically safe, and ‘sticky’ presentation and verbal communication training.
The unique training approach enables each individual to pragmatically explore, identify and refine a style and approach which best works for them; giving them confidence, authenticity and authority.
It prioritises the identification of the value of the message and it’s potential impact for the audience – over frivolous delivery ‘performances’.
And training goes beyond the ‘one-and-done’ sessions; instead providing an iterative framework for continuous, long-term improvement, as well as ‘in-action’ sessions following the initial training to ebed learning in the flow of day-to-day work.
CASE STUDY
Artivion: Presentation Training for non-native English speakers
Artivion (medical device company) wanted their senior leaders to be more effective, confident and authoritative in presentations to the C-suite. As an international team, for many of them English was not their first language.
Delivered over two half day sessions – in partnership with language coach Kevin Batchelor – the team explored the ‘interferences’ which prevented them from being able to express themselves authentically, how to establish and deliver a strong intention for their presentation, and how to identify their unique style.
During the sessions the group used an iterative framework to help them define and clarify their message – followed by discussion on how this framework could be used ongoing, whenever preparing for future presentations.
The group reported great feedback following their next C-suite presentations – many stating the value they had got from using the framework during their preparation. Many also said how they felt much more confident and able to ‘be themselves’, and as a result came across as more authoritative and trustworthy.
Sainsbury Family Charitable Trust: Accessible training for neurodiverse teams
Sainsbury Family Charitable Trust (SFCT) wanted presentation training for the various teams within their group. Making the training accessible for introverted, neurodivergent, and nervous speakers was a key requirement.
To ensure all participants felt comfortable and were able to get the most from the training, preparation materials were sent out ahead of the two session options (a choice of either in-person or online training). These materials included videos which familiarised them with the trainer, introduced the experiential approach, and provided an overview in advance of the key knowledge that would be shared during the session. The questions and discussion topics that would be explored during the session were also shared in advance – to give participants plenty of time to consider their answers beforehand.
During the session itself, participants worked in pairs with their peers during the exercises – giving them the chance to explore their answers in a non-threatening way – before coming back and sharing with the group only if they wished to. For the online group, participants were given the option to use the chat function to share their answers with the group – again, ensuring everyone had chance to have their say, even if concerned about speaking in front of the whole group.
Following the sessions, a summary of insights and comments shared was distributed to the group – along with refresher videos summarising what was covered – which participants could refer back to at any point.
Participants commented they liked the practical, interactive approach, and the tools to enable them to identify and share in a way which feels authentic and comfortable for them. They said they felt well supported, in a non-judgemental environment.