Instructor-Led Virtual Workshops
About Our Virtual Workshops
Our Commanding Presence virtual workshops simulate the in-person workshop with exercises, practice, and prepared presentations. The participants receive constructive insights and feedback from the workshop coach and other participants.
The course is NOT a one-way webcast. It is interactive and live in every sense of the word. With the instructor making the best of video display, file sharing, chat, and the restriction on the group size (no more than 10 persons), the participants can interact with the coach as effectively as if they were in an in-person workshop.
Being most popular during the pandemic years, this virtual interactive format nowadays still appeals to professionals unable to attend in-person training. For organisations with staff in different locations, these virtual workshops enable them to have customised in-house training to meet their special requirements.
These workshops are of tremendous value to professionals, whether you are in the early years of your career or already a successful speaker and leader.
Virtual Workshop Formats
Common Features of all Formats:
- Consisting of popular modules from the in-person workshops
- Small break-out groups
- Stretch breaks for recharging energy.
- Practice and videotaping presentations within a group.
- Live coaching and feedback.
- Receive videotaped presentations
Half-Day Virtual Workshop
- Delivered in 2 x 3-hour segments per day with breaks
- A 2-hour offline for lunch, practice & drafting presentation
- 4 videotaping, coaching & feedback sessions
- Pre-workshop personal assessment for customised coaching
- Max participants with 1 trainer: 10
- Max participants with 2 trainers: 20
One-Day Virtual Workshop
- Delivered in 2 x 3-hour segments with breaks
- A 2-hour offline for lunch, practice, & drafting presentations
- 2 videotaping sessions
- 1 video review session
- Max participants with 1 trainer: 10
- Max participants with 2 trainers: 20
Two-Day Virtual Workshop
- Delivered in 2 x 3-hour segments per day with breaks
- A 2-hour offline for lunch, practice & drafting presentation
- 4 videotaping, coaching & feedback sessions
- Pre-workshop personal assessment for customised coaching
- Max participants with 1 trainer: 10
- Max participants with 2 trainers: 20
Virtual Workshop Content Outline
Developing Concise Messages
- Prepare material with certain issues and a specific audience in mind
- Adapt messages to be heard, not read, by remote audiences
- The Focus! MethodTM: think on your feet and respond confidently & eloquently in virtual interactions
Delivery: How to Have a Commanding Virtual Presence
- Master virtual speaking: engage with text, notes, and visual aids
- Lead and participate effectively in online meetings
- Build rapport and manage remote audiences
- Present complex information clearly with slides or decks
Enhancing Personal Performance
- Refine your natural voice for online delivery: warmth, energy, and clarity
- Use effective movements, gestures, and on-camera presence
- Employ techniques to overcome speaking anxiety in virtual environments
Virtual Workshop Agendas
Half-Day Virtual Workshop Agenda — 3.5 Online
9:00am
Introduction
- Group discussion: coaching objectives, individual objectives, and personal interests
9:30am
Fundamentals of Advanced Communication
- The elements of verbal communication
- The elements of personal performance
- Developing a Commanding Presence
- Keys to authentic communication
10:00am
The FOCUS! Method™
- Prepare short, clear, memorable messages on current topics and issues
- How to “think on your feet” and respond quickly and persuasively
- Creating your own library of eloquent and persuasive statements for client presentations
- Partnered work: practicing writing Focus Method presentations
- Video Recording #1 – Focus Method presentation
11:00am
Break
11:10am
Connecting With Your Virtual Audience
- The keys to effective delivery
- Managing pre-performance stress
- Natural speaking with effective eye contact
- Partnered work: speaking effectively from notes
- Coaching: speaking effectively from notes
11:50am
Video Feedback Session
- Participants receive analysis and comments on their communication effectiveness
- Coaching: positive feedback from peers and coach on personal qualities unconsciously conveyed
12:30pm End of Workshop
One-Day Virtual Workshop Agenda — 6 Hours Online, 2 Offline
9:00am
Introduction & Discussion
- Group discussion: coaching objectives, individual objectives, and personal interests
- Developing a Commanding Presence
- Video Recording #1 – Intro Talk
10:00am
The FOCUS! Method™
- Prepare short, clear, memorable messages on current topics and issues
- How to “think on your feet” and respond quickly and persuasively
- Using data effectively to tell a powerful story
- Partnered work: practicing writing Focus Method presentations
- Coaching: delivering your Focus Method presentations
- Advanced listening skills
10:50am
Break
11:00am
Preparing for meetings
Video Recording #2 – Focus Method presentation
12:00pm - 2:00pm
- 2-Hour Offline Break: Lunch & Practice
2:00pm
How to Control the Virtual Room
- Setting your virtual stage
- Make virtual real: movement and gestures
- Tips & best practices for slide transitions and pace
- How to deliver complex information
3:00pm
Break
3:15pm
Rediscovering Your Natural Voice
- Natural breathing
- Improving your diction
- Group exercises: vocal and stress management exercises
3:50pm
Video Feedback Session
- Participants receive analysis and comments on their communication effectiveness
- Coaching: positive feedback from peers and coach on personal qualities unconsciously conveyed
4:30pm
Final Coach's
Recommendations and Q&A
- Coaching: participant Q&A
5:00pm
End of Workshop
Two-Day Virtual Workshop Agenda - Day 1 — 6 Hours Online, 2 Hours Offline
9:00am
Introduction
- Group discussion: coaching objectives, individual objectives, and personal interests
- Video Recording #1 – Intro Talk
10:00am
Fundamentals of Advanced Communication
- Benefits and consequences of your speaking skills
- The elements of verbal communication
- The elements of personal performance
- Developing a Commanding Presence
10:30am
Break
10:45am
The FOCUS! Method™
- Prepare short, clear, memorable messages on current topics and issues
- How to “think on your feet” and respond quickly and persuasively
- Creating your own library of eloquent and persuasive statements for client presentations
- Advanced listening skills
- Preparing for meetings
- Preparing persuasive presentations
12:00pm - 2:00pm
2-Hour Offline Break: Lunch & Practice
2:00pm
The FOCUS! Method™ Continued
- Coaching: Delivering your Focus Method presentations
- Video Recording #2 – Focus Method presentation
2:45pm
Speaking Superbly From Notes
- Natural speaking with effective eye contact
- The keys to effective delivery
3:15pm
Break
3:30pm
Video Feedback Session #1
- Review at least one video per participant in a group setting – 360-style feedback
- Participants receive analysis and comments on their communication effectiveness
- Coaching: positive feedback from peers and coach on personal qualities unconsciously conveyed
4:30pm
Coach's Recommendations and Q&A
- Coaching: participant Q&A
5:00pm
End of Day One
Two-Day Virtual Workshop Agenda - Day 2— 6 Hours Online, 2 Hours Offline
9:00am
Connecting With Your Virtual Audience
- The keys to effective delivery
- Managing pre-performance stress
- Natural speaking with effective eye contact
- Partnered work: speaking effectively from notes
- Coaching: speaking effectively from notes
- Video Recording #3 – Connecting with Your Audience Presentation
10:30am
How to Control the Virtual Room
- Setting your virtual stage
- Make virtual real: movement and gestures
- Tips & Best practices for slide transitions and pace
- Powerful PowerPoint and delivering complex information
11:00am
Break
11:15am
Preparing to Speak and
Eliminating Stress & Anxiety
- Relaxation techniques to reduce tension and increase energy
- Preparing yourself to speak
- How to relax when speaking
12:00pm - 2:00pm
- 2-Hour Offline Break: Lunch & Practice
2:30pm
Workshop Recap
- Group discussion & Q&A
3:00pm
Rediscovering Your Natural Voice
- Natural breathing
- Improving your diction
- Simple physical and vocal relaxation and preparation
- Group exercises: vocal exercises and stress management
3:15pm
Break
3:30pm
Final Presentations
- Coaching: Putting it all together
- Video Recording #4 – Final presentations
4:30pm
Final Coach's Recommendations and Q&A
- Coaching: participant Q&A
5:00pm
End of Workshop
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