CRYSTAL-CLEAR PRESENTATIONS™
From fear to excitement – a foundation course in presentation technique

Do you want to convey your message with excitement, enthusiasm and energy?

Welcome to a course in giving engaging and credible presentations!

Next course: Open course in presentation technique
New dates will be announced soon

What is CRYSTAL-CLEAR PRESENTATIONS™?

CRYSTAL-CLEAR PRESENTATIONS™ is a foundation course in presentation technique.

Presentation technique involves the various techniques we use to convey a message; how we use our voice, our body language, our expressions and our gaze. This includes the use of various technical tools, like PowerPoint, video, audio, pictures, flipcharts, whiteboards and props, and how we combine these in a way that helps our audience hear, understand and remember what we say.

What characterises a crystal-clear presentation?

• A presentation that uses the right techniques and tools to lift its message, so it becomes crystal clear to the audience.
• A presentation that makes you, the speaker, seen, heard and acknowledged.
• A presentation that touches and engages the audience.

This I what you’ll learn in the CRYSTAL-CLEAR PRESENTATIONS™ course:

How to be a secure, self-confident and credible presenter

What we humans fear more than anything is speaking in front of a crowd. Unfortunately, stress and nerves can get in our way when we need to give a presentation. We tense our muscles, which makes our voice flat and weak, gives us stiff and unnatural body language, and sends a signal of insecurity, which again weakens our credibility. In a worst-case scenario, we might find that our mind goes blank and we forget everything we’re meant to say. This course will help you understand why we get nervous and teach you techniques to master stress and nervousness. You will also learn how to make a good and credible first impression, and techniques to help you remember what you need to say.

The art of making people listen and creating engagement

People easily get bored during presentations, especially when someone uses PowerPoint slides full of text. Luckily, it doesn’t take much to turn this around. By becoming aware of your body language and how you can use your voice, your gaze and your expressions, you can catch the audience’s attention and create engagement during your presentation. You will learn how to train your voice to be powerful, authoritative and pleasant, so people will want to listen to you. You will also learn the two most important factors that have to be in place if you want to create a presentation that engages those listening.

How to use aids that actually aid

Why do we use PowerPoint? Because “everyone does”? Because it helps us remember what we want to say? The purpose of PowerPoint and other aids is to help the audience hear, understand and remember what you are saying. You will learn about the sensible use of PowerPoint, and when it may be more beneficial to use a flipchart or a whiteboard as a tool instead.

What will you get?

1. Theory: The purpose of the course is to give you a thorough understanding of the techniques and aids you can use to become a good and engaging speaker. We will vary between theory and practical, efficient exercises. We won’t settle for telling you what to do; we will also tell you why it is effective and smart, and how you can do it. Then – we’ll practise.
2. Training: During the course, you will give two presentations in front of the group, and get feedback on how the content is conveyed. You will receive guidance from an engaged course leader and useful tips that will help you utilise your strengths and control your weaknesses. You will also receive feedback from the other participants, and get experience with giving feedback yourself. Giving and receiving constructive feedback is a fundamental skill in continuously improving, and this is an important part of the course.
3. Required reading: Before the course starts, you will receive a booklet that introduces you to the theory. During the course, you will receive the book 10 Steps to a CRYSTAL-CLEAR MESSAGE™, Part 2. In addition, you will receive written feedback from the course leader, outlining your three greatest strengths as a speaker and a point of improvement that you would benefit from practising more to become a better speaker.
4. BONUS: All participants in the CRYSTAL-CLEAR PRESENTATIONS™ course will receive Anette Aarsland’s book, BREATHING – How to breathe to feel healthy, confident and calm. An outstanding book with many practical exercises. You can read an interview in Norwegian with Anette here!

The course spans two days and starts at 9am unless other times are specified.

Do you want to order the CRYSTAL-CLEAR PRESENTATIONS™ course to your business?

Get in touch at +47 928 68 266.

Do you want to sign up for an open course?

We frequently hold open courses in Oslo, but if you want to sign up to a course elsewhere in the country, you can let us know.

If we see we have six or more participants, we can arrange a course where you live.

Course content

Welcome and introductions for all participants

Stress management

• Why do we become nervous?
• Techniques to handle stress and nervousness
• From nervousness to a focused mind in five minutes

Engage your audience and create excitement

• What characterises an engaging presentation?
• Body language – a natural and important part of you
• Why is eye contact so important?
• Pull the audience in and keep them in the palm of your hand

How do you develop a good and strong voice?

• The breath and the abs – your voice’s best friends
• Use your voice correctly, and develop a strong and secure voice
• Three important speaking styles that help you speak in a varied and engaging way

How do you make a good and credible first impression in three minutes?

• How you can trigger goodwill and curiosity towards you and your cause

How do you handle unexpected situations?

• What do you do when you are interrupted or the technical equipment fails?
• Keep the audience’s interest by using the right tools
• What tools are available?
• Sensible use of PowerPoin
•  Can boring subjects be presented in an exciting way? (YES!)

Help! My mind went blank!

• How to take ownership of your presentation so you don’t have to use a manuscript or key cards
• Memorisation techniques

What do “the best of the best” do?

• Kaizen – continuous improvement
• Dos and don’ts

Summary and end

Next course: Open course in presentation technique

New dates will be announced soon

Prices

In-house course at your business – 2 days:

16 000 NOK per course leader per day + 2650 NOK per participant. Maximum 8 participants per course leader.

For 8 participants, the total sum comes to 53 200 NOK, and for 16 participants, the sum is 106 400 NOK (6650 NOK per participant). 1-day follow up: 25 000 NOK.

If any additional preparation is necessary, this is invoiced per hour with an hourly rate of 950 NOK.

Open course – 2 days:

Course fee: 12 900 NOK.
This fee covers the course and lunch on both days, as well as the theory book and course materials.
If there are multiple participants from the same business, we offer a group discount:

– If you are two attending together from the same business, your colleague gets 30% off their course fee. Write “Second participant” in the comment field when you sign up.

– If you are three attending together, the third participant gets 50% off their course fee. Write “Third participant” in the comment field when you sign up.

We frequently arrange open courses in Oslo. If you wish to participate in an open course somewhere else in the country, please let us know via email. If we see that we’ll have six participants or more, we can arrange a course.

Seminars/presentations (1–3 hours): 25 000 NOK

• We adapt our product to the clients’ needs. If further adjustments are needed, we invoice these at 950 NOK per hour.
• No limit to the number of participants in a 1-day seminar.
• Price depends on the number of participants and the amount of necessary tailoring and preparation.
• Get in touch to receive a competitive offer.

We adapt all our products to the clients’ needs. No limit to the number of participants. The price assumes the course/seminar will be held in-house at the client’s offices. Any necessary expenses related to travel, accommodation and subsistence are charged in addition.

Payment, cancellation and refund

An invoice is sent upon registration with a 14-day payment period. In accordance with Norwegian law, all individual participants who register online have a 14-day withdrawal period from the day they sign up. Cancellation must be made in writing via email to post@krystallklart.no.

When a course or seminar has been arranged and a date has been set, an order confirmation is sent and the agreement is binding. An invoice is sent one week before the agreed date, with a 14-day payment period. The course or seminar can be moved or cancelled up to six weeks before the agreed date. Between six and two weeks before the agreed date, the customer can still enquire about the possibility of changing the course date. (We go to great lengths to make our customers happy.) Alternatively, the customer will be charged 50% of the agreed price as stated in the order confirmation, including travel costs that can’t be changed or cancelled. If the order is cancelled later than two weeks before the agreed date, the full fee will be invoiced. The number of participants, but not the number of course leaders, can be adjusted until one week before the course starts.

Satisfaction guarantee!

If you are not satisfied with the course, we will refund the entire course fee. The prerequisite, of course, is that you have completed the entire course, including the assignments. All you have to do is send us an email telling us why you are not happy, and we will refund the course fee to you immediately. We give you this guarantee because we know that for some of you, it will make it easier to decide whether or not to sign up. We are so certain that our course will meet your expectations that we dare give you this guarantee. We also want you to feel safe when you sign up for a course with us. The satisfaction guarantee also ensures that we, as a course provider, always work hard to deliver what we promise. If you have any questions about our prices and terms, please contact us. We go to great lengths to satisfy our customers, and we want to be transparent about our prices and terms. We therefore hope you find them affordable and fair.

If your company wants to book a course, get in touch here.

We have such strong faith in our courses that we offer those who participate in our open courses a satisfaction guarantee!

We wish we could pay you back the entire course fee, but as we still have to pay the hotel, we can only refund the part of the fee that goes to us (roughly 85%; this will vary from hotel to hotel).

We give you this guarantee because we know that for some of you, it will make it easier to decide whether or not to sign up. We are so certain that our course will meet your expectations that we dare to give you this guarantee. We also want you to feel safe when you sign up for a course with us. The satisfaction guarantee also ensures that we, as a course provider, always work hard to deliver what we promise. If you have any questions about our prices and terms, please contact us. We go to great lengths to satisfy our customers, and we want to be transparent about our prices and terms. We therefore hope you find them affordable and fair.