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Presentation Skills for Success: Make Your Message Compelling

Thursday, November 7
 8:30am - 4:30pm

(Check-In 8:25am)

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8.00 Credits

Member Price $274.00

Price will increase by $35 after 10/31

Non-Member Price $399.00

Price will increase by $35 after 10/31

Overview

Presentation skills are essential to effective leaders, especially for CFOs who must tell their company’s story to both internal and external audiences. In this seminar, you will learn (1) to deliver presentations effectively and with confidence, (2) to take “big picture” information and make it relevant to specific audiences, and (3) to conduct an effective “Question and Answer” session.

Highlights

Audience Assessment

  • Audience profile
  • Five questions to answer before preparing your presentation
  • Message and Media
  • What does the audience need to know?
  • What is the best way to convey that message?
  • How to Get Your Points Across
  • Identify your normal presentation style
  • Deal with "Presentation Anxiety"
  • Sell your ideas using four critical elements
  • Q&A Sessions
  • Anticipate questions
  • Field questions
  • Handle disruptive behaviors
  • Designed For

    Any financial professional

    Prerequisites

    Participants should have at least six months of industry or public experience and a thorough knowledge of financial accounting principles and practices. Management experience will be helpful.

    Preparation

    Think about a topic you’d like to present.

    Notice

    By registering for this program and, accordingly, receiving the eMaterials, you’re acknowledging that you understand both the copyright restrictions on your eMaterials and the CTCPA cancellation policy. https://www.ctcpas.org/events/cpe-policies

    Leader(s):

    Leader Bios

    Brian Maturi, The Knowledge Institute

    Brian Maturi, MBA, CA, has over 35 years’ financial management experience in the UK and US, including five years with Deloitte Touche and over 20 years with BorgWarner, Inc. where he was a divisional VP Finance and Corporate Director of Risk Management. His favorite topics include ERM, management accounting and currency, commodity and interest rate hedging. Brian holds a bachelor’s in Economics, an MBA and is an English Institute of Chartered Accountants fellow.

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    Non-Member Price $399.00

    Member Price $274.00