Courses & Seminars

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"If you can stand on your feet and speak in front of a group, then you possess a very
powerful skill” Sir Winston Churchill

This one day workshop is designed to help you think and talk on your feet in situations
that may arise unexpectedly, or without notice. The ability to think and speak on your
feet is a tremendous asset to have in your social, business and daily life. Speaking off
the cuff is often required for meetings, impromptu presentations, supervising staff, job
interviews and when responding to questions from an audience. To successfully
communicate your ideas in these situations you must be able to organise your thoughts
quickly and present them in a clear and logical manner.

Key subject areas covered:

The Thinking and Speaking off the Cuff workshop will put you ahead of the rest of
the crowd and ensure that you know how to:

• Respond to questions from the floor
• Buy time and organise your thoughts
• Structure your response
• Use the rule of “Three”
• Get to the point
• Leave them with a memorable message
• Call on fail safe backup techniques
• Respond effectively at job interview

Benefits for participant or participant’s organisation in attending the course:

Being able to respond to questions, impromptu speaking, think and speak effectively at interview and think on your feet is a great asset. Thinking and speaking off the cuff
enables to create confidence, reliability and credibility as a speaker and a person to go
to for answers.

The target group for this course is:

Anyone who has to regularly respond to questions without notice, give impromptu
speeches or updates at meetings. The skill is useful for job interviews, networking,
introductions, leading meetings and responding to questions.