Why Presentation Skills – Presenting to an International Audience? International audiences present experienced speakers with unique challenges. You may already have well-developed presentation skills and are used to assessing the motivations of your audience and adjusting your presentation style accordingly. However, the rules that apply to home audiences are not always suitable for international ones. Linguistic and cultural issues have a significant bearing on how you and your presentation are received, and you may find that you need to adapt your existing presentation skills. What if your audience’s first language is not English? Are you confident that the opening you use for your presentation is the most effective with a Chinese audience? Is your style of humour appropriate for an international presentation?

IBA’s presentation skills course, Presenting to an International Audience, will focus on developing your presentation skills and help you answer all these questions and more. Whether you are presenting to one particular nationality or work across a wide range of cultures, our carefully designed presentation skills programmes will assist you in achieving the necessary cultural perspective. IBA Global can offer you practical advice and tips on understanding your international audience as well as helping you to achieve the confidence to deliver effective presentations.

Benefits

An IBA Global presentation skills course will provide you with:

• A greater understanding of the cultural implications of delivering international
• presentations to enhance your delivery skills
• Ability to adapt your existing presentation skills for audiences from different
• nationalities
• Awareness of the linguistic and presentation skills needed to face the challenges of an international
• audience
• Practical strategies for preparing and delivering an effective international presentation

Who should attend

IBA Global presentation skills courses will be of benefit to anyone who:

• Regularly speaks at international meetings and conferences
• Prepares and delivers presentations to overseas audiences
• Sells and markets to overseas clients
• Works on an international team
• Is an internal and external communication specialist

Course content

All of our Presentations Skills training courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their personal/organisational requirements and existing skills set. The IBA presentation skills course, Presenting to an International Audience, includes:

• The presenter – expectations and credibility
• The audience – expectations and motivations
• A cultural perspective on presentation skills
• Using English as an international language
• Use of humour as a presentation skill
• Verbal and non-verbal communication styles
• Preparation and delivery of presentations to international audiences
• Practical tips on cross-cultural presentation skills
• Presentation practice and skill enhancement

Approach

Presentation skills training is available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres in or at your offices in any location worldwide. We usually recommend a one or two day course but can also offer a more flexible format to suit your schedule.

Suitably tailored materials will be used throughout your course and your trainer will film or record your presentations in order to provide you with detailed feedback.

The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your presentation skills course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.

Presentation Skills Course Trainer

Your Presentation skills trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus.