Project and Business Skills

DAY 1: The Foundations of Presenting

Theme: Building Confidence and Understanding the Essentials

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

• The Theory of Great Presentations
• Components of effective presentations
• Structure: Opening, Body, Conclusion
• Listening to different orators (Obama, Churchill, Trump, Hogan, Gandhi, Tardio)
• Storytelling: The power of narratives
• Understanding your audience
• Overcoming stage fright and nerves
• two x volunteer presentation on a subject of interest (with critique)

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

• Morning Tea Break

 10:45 AM – 12:30 PM

• Crafting your message
• Writing clear and concise objectives
• Organising ideas logically
• Using persuasive language
• Influencing and persuading techniques (Ciadini)
• Remaining of presentations on subjects of interest (with critique)

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

• Lunch Break

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

• Delivery techniques
• Voice modulation, pace, and tone
• Body language and gestures
• Eye contact and engagement
• Short video scenario virtual (what not to do)

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

• Afternoon Tea Break

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

• On the fly presentation tips (virtual or in-person)
• Surprise presentation assignment
  • Each participant 2 min presentation (with critique)

  4.15PM – 4.30PM

• Set expectations for Day 2
• Assignment of next day presentation to participants
• Wrap Up

 DAY 2: Practicing and Dazzling

Theme: Hands-On Skills and Technology for Visual Impact

  8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

• Early start voice warm-up activity
• Review of Day 1 concepts
• Confidence-building exercise
• Virtual performance vid scenario (troubleshooting)

  9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

• Impactful slides
• Best practices for visual aids
• Keeping language simple (Not everyone in the audience is a technical expert)
• Storytelling delivery for each participant (plus critique)

  10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

• Morning Tea Break

  10:45 AM – 12:30 PM

• Using Technology to Dazzle
• Hands-on with Canva: Creating stunning visuals
• Incorporating videos, animations, and infographics
• Tools for live polls and audience engagement (e.g., Mentimeter, Slido)

 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

• Lunch Break

 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

• Practice presentations with critique
• Participants deliver a 5-10 minute presentation in pairs (plus critique)
• Feedback from peers and facilitator

 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

• Afternoon Tea Break

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM

• Polishing your style
• Difficult audiences and presenting unpopular messages
• Handling Q&A sessions confidently
• Tips for last-minute presentation prep

 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

• Putting everything together
• Critiques of facilitator presentation on random topic
• Group Photo (if applicable)
• End

  Post Training

• Individual Recorded Presentation will be sent to each participant with critique.

Example Tailored Lean Training & Thinking Styles Program Outline

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM:

Lean Thinking Fundamentals

• Understanding lean thinking principles.
• Ground rules and expectations.
• The core principles of lean thinking.
• Identifying value versus waste in government processes.
• Exploring common types of waste (e.g., time, resources, inefficiencies).

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM:

• Morning Tea Break

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM:

Mapping Processes and Identifying Waste

• Process mapping techniques.
• Identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
• Using affinity diagrams to identify and remove waste.

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM:

• Lunch Break

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM:

Tools and Techniques for Continuous Improvement

• Introduction to tools like 5S, Kaizen, and root cause analysis.
• Practical application of lean tools to government scenarios.
• Encouraging team involvement in improvement initiatives.

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM:

Fostering a Lean Culture

• Building a mindset of innovation and efficiency.
• Overcoming resistance to change.
• Leading change.
• Removing role ambiguity.

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM:

• Afternoon Tea Break

2:45 PM – 4:15 PM:

Action Planning and Implementation

• Developing a lean implementation plan.
• Setting achievable goals and metrics.
• Low hanging productivity improvements.
• Ensuring sustainability of improvements.

4:15 PM – 4:45 PM:

Review, Refocus, and Refine

• Sharing insights and takeaways.
• Group discussion: Overcoming specific challenges in government.
• Finalising personal action plans.

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM:

Closing and Feedback

• Summary of key learnings.
• Participant feedback and evaluations.

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