Presentation skills, TED-style (21 April 2026)

Presentation skills, TED-style

A workshop structured around the iconic TED Talks, the gold standard for public speaking. Learn a step-by-step method to inspire and motivate your audience over the course of a day. Master the art of storytelling, learn to paint strong visual imagery and understand how to get your audience behind your ideas, no matter how audacious or complex they seem. A fun and challenging masterclass for those who need to shock, wow and captivate!

Learning objectives

This workshop will help you:

• Understand what an audience needs from you
• Engage and inspire a team to perform
• Understand your personal style and how to utilise it
• Show passion in your delivery as well as clear insight to your subject
• Combat nerves, speak up and get your ideas heard
• Learn how to express yourself by standing out and impressing your audience
• Analyse the difference between communication that sticks, and information that gets forgotten
• Deliver a persuasive and memorable TED style presentation from a clear nine-step method

Ultimately, this workshop will provide you with a toolbox to deliver compelling and influential messages to the people you need to motivate.

Audience

Managers at all levels, technical specialists, team leaders and graduates have all benefited from this tried-and-tested programme.

Format

This one-day workshop focuses on analysing performance techniques and developing presenting skills, for any face-to-face communication, whether you are presenting to a large group, a team meeting or just a one-on-one conversation. It is a challenging yet rewarding day which participants say is hugely enjoyable! To allow sufficient time for all participants to get the benefit of one-to-one feedback from Susie on their presentations, we restrict the group size to 10 each time.

Expert trainer

Kat Engall is a powerhouse in the art of communication. With a background in professional acting and years of experience coaching high-achieving clients, she transforms the way people speak, present, and connect with their audiences. From doctors, lawyers, and TEDx speakers to actors, influencers and vocalists, Kat’s clients trust her to unlock their full potential and elevate their voices – literally and figuratively.

OUTLINE

1 What’s it all about?

• Exercise: Audience reaction in three words…
• Introduction to the spoken word
• Understanding the needs of the listener
• The currency of ideas
• Outlining your intention

2 Finding the story in complex content

• Motivating activity
• Analysing memorable messages
• How do you add value to your content?
• Exercise: The Six Principles of Sticky Ideas (Dan and Chip Heath)
• How do you teach something new?

3 Delivering jaw-dropping moments

• Systematic creativity
• How to effectively use statistics and data
• Deliver an emotionally charged experience
• Tactics that get results
• The ‘urban legends’ concept – what makes stories unforgettable? How elements of the unexpected take content from ordinary to extraordinary.
• Exercises:
• The Toolbox: Hands, Volume, Pausing, Eye Contact, Expression
• Energy levels. What percentage are you at?
• What type of communicator are you?
• Which TED speakers are the most inspirational?

4 Combatting anxiety

• How to answer difficult questions
• Identifying challenging situations
• Controlling nervous energy

5 Making it personal

• Creating impact
• Analogies and metaphors
• Lighten up!!
• Keeping it simple
• Pictures and props
• Make an emotional investment
• Exercise: Personal anecdotes and memories
• The 9 steps to a TED Talk, including:
• Find the emotion
• Is it novel?
• Make it memorable

6 Action planning

• Exercise: Identify specific actions to enhance your presentation style
• Exercise: Personal action planning

Feedback from previous participants:

• 'Fabulous!'
• 'My speech last week couldn't have gone better, all thanks to your training. I've never actually heard that level of applause before and the feedback I've had was absolutey FANTASTIC. I can't thank you enough.'
• 'A real confidence builder.'
• 'Fantastic, really engaging.'
• 'A genuinely helpful toolkit, that will be really useful to focus how I deliver presentations in the future.'
• 'Excellent presenter - puts into practice what she preaches every time she speaks.'
• 'Superb, complelling, authentic.'
• 'Brilliant! Really engaging.'
• 'A different and effective programme to make you think differently about how to deliver high impact presentations.'

PRICE

£399+ VAT = £478

VENUE

Searcys, 30 Euston Square, London, NW1 2FB

DRESS CODE

Smart casual

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1. All our events are very popular and places on this course are limited to 10.
2. Please book (and pay) online using Eventbrite by clicking the 'Tickets' button at the top of this page.
3. Please read ‘the small print’: We reserve the right to refuse admission if payment has not been received. A full refund will be made for cancellations received in writing at least 20 working days prior to the event date; there is no refund for cancellations made within 20 working days of the start of the event. We reserve the right to change the programme, the dates, the trainer or the venue: participants will be notified as soon as practicable in such circumstances. In the event that the event is cancelled, a full refund will be given. We disclaim any further liability.
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