Presentation Skills for Business

Presentation Techniques for Business Professionals

Success in today's business environment frequently depends on your ability to effectively present yourself and your ideas. In meetings and formal presentations, professionals are required to speak persuasively and professionally. Public speaking skills are an essential competency in order to be successful and advance in your career. Learn how to speak, analyze, improve your delivery, and develop engaging and relevant visual aids for your audience. Explore delivery-related topics including posture, movement, gestures, expression, voice projection and variety. Practice developing compelling content and framing your presentation. Through practice, you will discover your strengths and get helpful feedback for making improvements, including tips for managing nervousness and distractions. After the completion of the course you will have the tools and confidence to develop and deliver outstanding presentations.

By the end of this course, the student will better understand how to:

• Initiate a “90 second” launch
• Build a presentation that flows from start to end and works for you and your audience
• Connect with your audience
• Discover your audience’s “What’s In It For You” (WIIFY) triggers
• Present technical information without committing a “data dump”
• Properly use of graphics and visual aids in your presentation

Other Credits: 27 hours

Note: This course is designed for those looking for professional and career development. If you are looking for an English as a Second Language (ESL) course, please look at Advanced Business Presentation Skills (COMM-40013), which is designed for English language learners.

For questions about this course, please contact BizManagement@ucsd.edu. 

Course Number: BUSA-40923
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Business Management

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1/6/2020 - 3/16/2020

$575

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• SECTION ID:

  144171

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Millsap, Patrick, VP of Marketing

  Patrick Millsap is vice president of marketing for a global multi-million dollar company. He has degrees and certificates in international business, trade, finance and history which have provided continuous learning in entrepreneurship and innovation. Innovation, belief, synergy, positioning and marketing all play key roles in sustaining a thriving business in the current marketplace.

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story, Updated and Expanded Edition (paperback) 2014
  by Jerry Weissman
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780134093284

  Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking 2005
  by Gladwell, Malcom
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780316010665

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 1/14/2020.
  1st no meeting date: 1/20/2020.
  2nd no meeting date: 2/17/2020.
  

• NOTE:

  No class meetings on 1/20/20 and 2/17/20.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
1/6/2020	Mon	5:30 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	Room 103, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/13/2020	Mon	5:30 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	Room 103, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/27/2020	Mon	5:30 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	Room 103, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/3/2020	Mon	5:30 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	Room 103, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/10/2020	Mon	5:30 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	Room 103, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/24/2020	Mon	5:30 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	Room 103, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
3/2/2020	Mon	5:30 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	Room 103, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
3/9/2020	Mon	5:30 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	Room 103, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
3/16/2020	Mon	5:30 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	Room 103, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla