Subject matter experts and other quietly brilliant people often feel invisible and unheard in workplace meetings. At the same time, managers can become exasperated when they turn to their SMEs for backup and expertise when scoping out a project or engaging a prospective client but discover the "quietly brilliant" SME offers little conversation to support that project or the manager.
Master the skills for presenting your valued information in large and small presentation situations that can accelerate the career of an ambitious SME.
Why should you attend?
"Quietly Brilliant People"(aka introverts) who are masters of their topics are often left out of rapid fire discussions and find it difficult to add their in-depth thoughts. Furthermore, their need to process thoroughly before speaking can frustrate managers and lead to the assumption they don't have much to add to the discussion and are not promotable
By mastering presentation skills, you can:
- Gain visibility and respect
- Display your ability to be a thought leader
- Look promotable
- See your cherished ideas come to fruition
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Why even do presentations when they make you so uncomfortable?
- Finding opportunities to speak up
- Develop sure-fire strategies to handle the anxiety over speaking
- Structure your presentation so that it has impact
- What props to use - and what not to use
- Make it about your thoughts, not your Power Point
- Using your voice for maximum effect
- Evaluate yourself fairly - and improve
- Follow up to maximize the impact of what you say
Who can Benefit:
Any subject matter expert who has a head full of brilliant ideas but who has trouble
- getting into the fast-moving conversations in meetings
- producing those great ideas verbally In a way that connect with others
- being perceived and valued as a thought leader