Presentation Skills for Managers training

Managers and specialists learn to prepare a talk for a specific audience and goal, state the main point, make clear slides, handle nerves and answer tough questions — so that listeners make a decision.

Trainer license — one facilitator, who can also run it for their own clients. Company license — all trainers and managers in your company. Details

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Duration2 days · 13 hours

Group size10–16 participants

Slides54

Exercises17

FormatIn person

LanguageEnglish

Why this kit

A training you can run without the author

2 days, minute by minute

A trainer guide with what to say, exercise instructions, debrief questions and difficult situations.

17 exercises

Role plays, cases and cards — with print-ready handouts.

Tests with answer keys

A pre- and post-test to see what participants have learned.

An author with corporate experience

Stan Shaposhnikov: programs for PrivatBank, DTEK, Interpipe.

Who this training is for

Team and department managers
Project managers
Specialists who present to senior management and clients
Internal trainers and L&D
Independent trainers

Problems it solves

Reports to senior management drag on and no decision is made
Slides are packed with text and the speaker reads them aloud
Strong specialists freeze in front of an audience
After a project pitch nobody can repeat the main point
One tough question from the room derails the whole talk

Outcomes

What participants will be able to do

Prepare a talk with a preparation sheet: who is in the room, what matters to them, what they should do after the talk

State the main point in one sentence and build the whole talk around it

Build a structure: opening, body, strong moment, close with a call to action

Open so that people listen from the first minute and close with a specific request

Support the point with a story and with numbers: one number — one conclusion

Make slides on the principle "one slide — one idea" with a conclusion headline

Handle nerves: prepare, rehearse out loud and use the energy of excitement

Keep contact with the audience: eye contact, pause, voice, movement

Answer tough questions and stay composed when the equipment fails or the time is cut in half

Present to senior management in five minutes and give talks online

Use AI to prepare and rehearse, checking the facts and without disclosing confidential data

Program

Training program: Presentation Skills for Managers

Two days, 10:00–18:00 · lunch and two breaks each day

Day 1. Prepare the talk
10:00–10:40	Opening, ground rules, introductions "A talk I remember", pre-test
10:40–11:15	First talk: "One minute as is". What makes a talk strong
11:30–12:30	Audience and goal: three questions, audience map, the main point in one sentence
13:30–14:30	Structure of a talk. "Talk skeleton" practice
14:30–15:15	Opening and close. "The first 30 seconds" practice
15:30–16:35	Story and data: "situation — complication — resolution", one number — one conclusion
16:35–17:40	Slides that help. "Fix the slide" practice
17:40–18:00	Day review, assignment "My 5-minute talk"

Day 2. Deliver it and answer questions
10:00–10:20	Warm-up: the main point of my talk in 30 seconds
10:20–11:15	Nerves and state: what helps, rehearsal, pre-talk checklist
11:30–12:30	Delivery and contact: voice, pause, eye contact, movement. Self-assessment
13:30–14:40	Audience questions and difficult situations
14:40–15:15	Presenting to senior management and online
15:30–16:00	AI as a rehearsal partner. "Slide from AI" practice
16:00–17:35	Final talks: 5 minutes, questions, feedback
17:35–18:00	30-day plan, post-test, feedback form, closing

Contents

What's included: slides, trainer guide, workbook

Slide deck

54 slides with presenter notes (PowerPoint)

Trainer guide

29 pages: a minute-by-minute script for both days with what to say, debriefs and difficult situations

Participant workbook

17 pages: talk preparation sheet, skeleton, opening and close, story and data, slides, pre-talk checklist, the "My speaker profile" self-assessment, 30-day plan

Exercises and cases

17 exercises with keys; 6 talk topics, "One number — one conclusion" and "Fix the slide" cards, 10 tough questions and situations, a "Slide from AI" card, checklists

Tests and forms

Pre-/post-test, answer key, feedback form

License

Presentation Skills for Managers — sample page

License. Run the training as many times as you like, edit the materials and add your own logo. You may not resell the files or share them with third parties. License terms

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