Presentation Skills for Ad People

In this workshop, participants will learn how to effectively communicate ideas and speak confidently in front of their clients. This course covers everything from how to plan for a great presentation to actually delivering it. 

Presentation skills are absolutely critical to success in the advertising world. And if you’re a human with a pulse, you’re statistically prone to hate speaking in front of a crowd.

Jerry Seinfeld said it best when he put the need for Presentation Skills in perspective: "According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two! Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy." 

This course was built to address the overwhelming feedback we have heard from agency leaders, asking for a course in Presentation Skills to help their staff overcome their fears and evolve their skills.There are tons of presentation skills courses out there. What makes our workshop unique is that it’s the only presentation skills course designed specifically for roles and scenarios common to the advertising industry. It’s designed for ad peeps, by ad peeps. 

This interactive, fun workshop will push everyone outside of their comfort zone and teach applicable skills using realistic ad agency scenarios such as: 

• When and how to use Powerpoint
• How to prepare for a big presentation or pitch
• How to run a team meeting with authority
• How to brief a creative team
• How to present an idea to your team in an internal creative review
• How to present an idea to a client, and sell it!
• How to speak in front of your entire agency
• How to improve when something goes wrong 

Who should attend: Art Directors, Copywriters, Creative Supervisors, Creative Directors, AEs, Account Supervisors and Directors, Planners, Strategists, Project Managers, New Business Managers, anyone who works in an advertising or marketing agency and speaks in front of coworkers or clients.