The course content addresses the following topics:
- Audience, purpose, and context of presentations
- Structuring presentations logically
- Organisational details (talking about timing, handouts, questions)
- Signposting when adding ideas and summarising main points
- Introducing and talking about visuals (pictures, graphs, videos)
- Emphasising important points
- Describing results, trends, and graphs as well as making contrasts
- Making recommendations
- Phrases for effective conclusions
- Dealing with questions and interruptions
- Asking polite questions
- Rephrasing questions
- Using PowerPoint: creating and modifying presentations, working with graphics and text