Strategies for Developing Effective Presentation Skills April 12, 2012

5 General Recertification Credits

Public speaking is the No. 1 fear in our culture. This fear prevents many HR professionals from "being heard" and rising to the top of the profession. Yet, year after year, studies of the most important career skills to develop cite presentation and communication skills at the top of the list.

Learn to use your authentic voice to make each presentation successful. Receive the attention you and your material deserve during presentations, in meetings, while networking, conducting interviews and at conferences.

At the end of this lively workshop with professional speaker and NCHRA Annual Conference Master of Ceremonies, you will present like a pro by learning:

* To speak authentically - be who you are in every presentation
* The secrets of professional speakers
* To reduce the "butterflies"
* To make your point in every presentation
* To create a presentation action plan you can use the very next day

About the Presenter
Gary Purece is a veteran public speaker and trainer who has taught hundreds of HR professionals and executives how to minimize fear of speaking and get attention with every business presentation. Gary has been a senior manager at major international advertising agencies, including Saatchi & Saatchi and Publicis Advertising. Currently he is executive presentation skills trainer and a career consultant at the career management firm Lee Hecht Harrison. In his work for Fortune 100 clients, Gary mastered the tools of effective communications that make him the successful speaker he is today. His experience at these organizations also taught him practical lessons on how HR professionals can use communication to position themselves for career success.

Official Website: http://www.nchra.org