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Language & Communication
Language & Communication
Public Speaking & Presentation Skills
Plan and deliver engaging presentations with a clear message, confident presence and useful audience interaction.
Course overview
Turn learning into workplace capability.
Plan and deliver engaging presentations with a clear message, confident presence and useful audience interaction. Participants work through realistic workplace scenarios, guided practice and structured reflection so they can apply the learning immediately.
The programme builds confident public speaking and presentation delivery through structured preparation, voice and body-language practice, visual-aid design, and repeated rehearsal with feedback in front of an audience.
By the end
Learning outcomes
- Define the audience, objective and central message.
- Structure a persuasive opening, body and close.
- Use voice, body language and visuals effectively.
- Manage nerves, questions and unexpected moments.
By the end
Learning objectives
- Explain audience and message and connect it to the participant's workplace context.
- Apply presentation structure and story using a structured method and appropriate supporting evidence.
- Use voice and body language to complete a realistic task accurately and efficiently.
- Evaluate visual aids by applying quality criteria, controls, and professional judgement.
- Integrate confidence and Q&A with related tools, people, information, and review points.
- Produce a practical, workplace-ready output together with a clear next-step implementation plan.
Practical curriculum
Course outline: Public Speaking & Presentation Skills
A focused sequence designed for application, reflection and measurable next steps. Expand each module for its detail and practical exercise.
01. Audience and Message
- Purpose, audience, and presentation principles that shape audience and message.
- Preparation, structure, voice, body-language, or visual-aid techniques used to develop audience and message.
- Guided rehearsal delivering audience and message to an audience with coached feedback.
- Common nerves and delivery pitfalls, recovery techniques, and self-review to strengthen audience and message.
Practical exercise: Participants prepare and deliver a short presentation segment to the group and refine it using audience and coaching feedback while applying audience and message.
02. Presentation Structure and Story
- Purpose, audience, and presentation principles that shape presentation structure and story.
- Preparation, structure, voice, body-language, or visual-aid techniques used to develop presentation structure and story.
- Guided rehearsal delivering presentation structure and story to an audience with coached feedback.
- Common nerves and delivery pitfalls, recovery techniques, and self-review to strengthen presentation structure and story.
Practical exercise: Participants prepare and deliver a short presentation segment to the group and refine it using audience and coaching feedback while applying presentation structure and story.
03. Voice and Body Language
- Purpose, audience, and presentation principles that shape voice and body language.
- Preparation, structure, voice, body-language, or visual-aid techniques used to develop voice and body language.
- Guided rehearsal delivering voice and body language to an audience with coached feedback.
- Common nerves and delivery pitfalls, recovery techniques, and self-review to strengthen voice and body language.
Practical exercise: Participants prepare and deliver a short presentation segment to the group and refine it using audience and coaching feedback while applying voice and body language.
04. Visual Aids
- Purpose, audience, and presentation principles that shape visual aids.
- Preparation, structure, voice, body-language, or visual-aid techniques used to develop visual aids.
- Guided rehearsal delivering visual aids to an audience with coached feedback.
- Common nerves and delivery pitfalls, recovery techniques, and self-review to strengthen visual aids.
Practical exercise: Participants prepare and deliver a short presentation segment to the group and refine it using audience and coaching feedback while applying visual aids.
05. Confidence and Q&A
- Purpose, audience, and presentation principles that shape confidence and Q&A.
- Preparation, structure, voice, body-language, or visual-aid techniques used to develop confidence and Q&A.
- Guided rehearsal delivering confidence and Q&A to an audience with coached feedback.
- Common nerves and delivery pitfalls, recovery techniques, and self-review to strengthen confidence and Q&A.
Practical exercise: Participants prepare and deliver a short presentation segment to the group and refine it using audience and coaching feedback while applying confidence and Q&A.
06. Practice Presentation and Feedback
- Purpose, audience, and presentation principles that shape practice presentation and feedback.
- Preparation, structure, voice, body-language, or visual-aid techniques used to develop practice presentation and feedback.
- Guided rehearsal delivering practice presentation and feedback to an audience with coached feedback.
- Common nerves and delivery pitfalls, recovery techniques, and self-review to strengthen practice presentation and feedback.
Practical exercise: Participants prepare and deliver a short presentation segment to the group and refine it using audience and coaching feedback while applying practice presentation and feedback.
Programme detail
How the course runs
Methodology
- Short instructor explanations that establish the principles, terminology, and workflow of Public Speaking & Presentation Skills.
- Live demonstrations and structured rehearsal, delivery practice, and feedback in front of an audience.
- Individual, pair, and group activities using realistic inputs that do not require disclosure of confidential information.
- Facilitated review, peer discussion, trainer feedback, and correction against clear quality criteria.
- A final application task plus a personal or team action plan for transfer to the workplace.
Assessment & evidence of learning
- Opening diagnostic questions to establish experience, needs, and relevant workplace scenarios.
- Observation of guided practice and completion of module activities relevant to public speaking and presentation delivery.
- Knowledge checks, review questions, or scenario decisions at appropriate points in the programme.
- A final practical output, simulation, presentation, analysis, or implementation plan reviewed against stated criteria.
- Trainer feedback and participant reflection identifying strengths, corrections, and next-step workplace actions.
Prerequisites
- No formal prerequisite is required; relevant workplace experience will help participants contextualise the activities.
Course completion & workplace transfer
- Record corrections, open questions, support needs, and an accountable next action for workplace application.
- Review the final practical output against the learning outcomes and complete the trainer's closing knowledge check, reflection, or skills demonstration.
Who should attend
Who this course is for
Executives, managers, sales teams, technical experts and anyone who presents at work.
01
Live online via Zoom Meeting
Join a scheduled public intake from anywhere. Trainer-led, camera-on, with hands-on exercises and Q&A throughout.
02
Private in-house group session on Zoom
The same programme run privately for one organisation on its own date, with examples tailored to your policies and roles.
03
Joining details by email
The Zoom link, meeting ID and passcode are sent automatically once payment succeeds, with reminders one day and one hour before the start.
Course questions
What organisations usually ask
Is Public Speaking & Presentation Skills HRD Corp claimable?
The programme can be proposed as HRD Corp claimable training, subject to the employer’s eligibility, current scheme rules, course registration and final approval.
Who should attend this course?
Executives, managers, sales teams, technical experts and anyone who presents at work.
How long is the course and how is it delivered?
The standard duration is 2 days. Every session runs live on Zoom with a trainer — there is no face-to-face or physical classroom option. Available formats: Live online via Zoom Meeting, Private in-house group session on Zoom.
How do I receive the Zoom link?
Reserve a seat online and complete payment. The Zoom joining link, meeting ID and passcode are emailed automatically the moment payment succeeds, followed by an automatic reminder one day before and one hour before the session starts.
What do I need to join the session?
A computer with a stable internet connection, the free Zoom client, a webcam and a headset. Sessions run in Malaysia time (GMT+8). Software used in hands-on courses should be installed before day one — the joining email lists what to prepare.
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*HRD Corp claimability is subject to employer eligibility, current scheme rules, course registration and approval. Public fees are indicative until confirmed in writing. Certification, licensing and statutory pathways may require an approved provider, separate assessment, experience or registration set by the relevant authority or awarding body.