Red Deer and Surrounding Area

Course Details

Cost:              Standard Tuition – $275.00
Student/Senior Tuition – $225.00 (Must show valid student card)
(Payment for course is due only when course enrollment is confirmed)

Time:              3 hours one night a week starting at 6:30 pm or 7:00 pm
Length:          11-week course

Prerequisite:  You must be registered and confirmed to attend class.
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This course is based on adult learning principles. Each week, instructors present a different area of focus. The learned skills are then practiced in a positive and supportive workshop setting. In Christopher Leadership Courses, you learn by doing!

Presentation Types

• How to organize a talk – Learning how to organize and deliver dynamic and memorable presentations
• Speech reading – Practicing the do`s and don`ts for reading
• Speaking with an exhibit – Learning how exhibits can enhance your presentations
• Introducing and thanking speakers – Setting the stage and make a presenter feel welcome
• Presenting and accepting gifts – Making the recipient feel honored at their next retirement, going-away, birthday, anniversary, or other special event
•  Impromptu speeches – Using techniques to speak effectively with little preparation

Presentation Techniques

• Memory techniques – Ways to remember key presentation points, and people`s names
• Eliminating “hems and haws” from your speech – Becoming a more polished professional
• Effective delivery – Learn how to use eye contact, gestures, posture and vocal intonation to enhance your message
• Adding KEY ingredients to your talk – Making your talk come alive!

Leadership Techniques

• Realizing your leadership talents by focusing on these attributes:
  • Courage
  • Listening
  • Openness
  • Uniqueness
  • Being Positive
  • Being Involved
  • Embracing Change
  • Taking time to celebrate life

Look at some of the benefits you could achieve by taking these courses:

• Communicate with greater confidence
• Have greater influence in groups
• Add interest to your presentations
• Be more polished at meetings and in front of groups
• Obtain insights into human relations
• Enhance your interpersonal skills
• Increase your awareness of non-verbal aspects of presenting and listening
• Participate in active listening
• Use visual aids, lecterns and microphones to their best effect
• Be confident when responding to questions
• … and more!