At Thought Expressions, we notice that the main problem in the world is that many competent people do not have adequate confidence (and there are many confident people who do not have adequate competence.)

We often ask “What if we helped more competent people become more eloquent, confident, influential? How will that positively impact them, their organizations and our world?”

Our global mission is to encourage, enable and equip competent individuals like you to have a bigger impact on the world with your profession, purpose or passion by becoming the speaker, leader, and influencer others admire and follow with delight. Our team of World Class Experts is ready to make your mission possible!

Our vision for the Maximum-Impact Presentations For Executives course is to equip executives with advanced techniques and strategies to ideate, organise, structure and deliver Persuasive Presentations with Maximum Impact, confidently on any topic including, Sales, Dynamic Business Presentations, and High Stake Corporate Presentations, so that they can stay ready to express their thoughts clearly, confidently and convincingly.

Equip participants with tips, tricks, techniques and strategies to

• Craft, organise, structure and deliver Maximum Impact Persuasive Presentations on any topic to any audience for any presentation genre, including Dynamic Business Presentations, High Stake Corporate Presentations and telling stories effectively.
• Convey thoughts and ideas, clearly, confidently and convincingly.
• Craft and deliver presentations that meet business purposes
• Present ideas persuasively to internal audiences, external audiences, senior management and stakeholders
• Ensure clarity of ideas conveyed and avoid confusion
• Appeal to emotions of listeners to inspire action
• Share inspiring personal stories that connect with listeners
• Express viewpoints confidently, effectively and persuasively to get others on your side.
• Effectively handle difficult questions with ease during Q&A sessions
• Engage the audience, captivate their attention and inspire them to take action.
• Unveil immediate solutions for personal presentation challenges
• Effective use of verbal and non-verbal communication (body language, mannerisms, expressions, movements and gestures)
• Think clearly under pressure, speak impromptu without slides or notes
• Structure and present information based on the genre of your presentation

Duration: 2 full days + post-program support

Choose ONE of the following Delivery Options:

1. Public run. Program open to the public. You learn with participants coming from different organisations.
2. Private run. In-house run, exclusive to participants from your organisation.

Post-Program Implementation Support: 180 days

P.S: 

• Allocate 2 hours of quality time between sessions to complete the fieldwork that helps you to deepen your learning.
• Post-program work is self-paced, where you implement what you learn and email us if you have any questions.

• Participants would learn through a series of theory sessions, activities, practice sessions, case study reviews and feedback sessions.
• During the live sessions, you will receive individual one-on-one coaching feedback for your improvement.
• You can choose to record and review your presentations for self-reflection, cement learning and notice your progress.
• We will also have a provision to video-tape the participants during their presentations and highlight areas of improvement. 
• Real-life application with Weekly Fieldwork

This program is designed based on our proprietary framework Nervous to Fabulous® In Public Speaking & Presentation Excellence using the SIXPACKS system.

Given below is the customised course syllabus based on the above system. To ensure maximum effectiveness and assimilation of ideas taught, the activities listed below,  might be adjusted, repeated or changed according to current experience level and learning progress of the cohort or in relation to case studies or questions participants might have.

1. Designed Alliance: Agree on Ground Rules for the program & set expectations

2. Setting your Stage: The Why-What-How of Public Speaking & Persuasive Presentations

    a. McKinsey 101 – to demonstrate how to get others to accept your ideas

    b. The $3.2 billion presentation – to demonstrate presentations as a game-changer

    c. Speakers by Birth vs Speakers by Design to instil the belief that anyone can become a speaker

    d. Body Language and Stage Presence

    e. Reveal the #1 best kept secret of fabulous speakers

    f. Case Study Review

    g. Activity: How to stand: Factors that increase your stage presence and project confidence

3. Ignite your Imagination: Strategies to control nervousness when speaking under pressure

    a. Speaking clearly under pressure and overcoming fear of speaking

    b. Control nervousness before presentations

         i. Bust the myths, boost your self-confidence and learn an essential life-skill

         ii. Techniques for handling Nervousness, Anxiety and Fear

    c. Impromptu Speaking: Speaking off the cuff without slides or notes

    d. Practical Techniques and Strategies for Impromptu Speaking

         i. Theory

         ii. Demonstration

         iii. Practice

         iv. Coaching Feedback

         v. Debrief on practical applications

         vi. Video review of practical applications

4. Excavate your Experiences: Strategies to unveil content and stories for your presentations

     a. Discovering speaking content based on experiences

     b. The 3 questions you need to ask before start preparing your presentations

     c. The Art of Persuasion: What makes people do what you ask them to do?

     d. Understand the power of storytelling to make your points persuasive and memorable

     e. Activity: Share an experience using the structure

          i. Coaching Feedback

          ii. Debrief on practical applications

          iii. Video review of practical applications

5. Package your Product: Organise and Structure content for maximum effectiveness

       a. Know how to structure business presentations in a way that resonates with, captivates and persuades your listeners

       b. Understand the Genres of Business Presentations

       c. Learn how to use 8 narrative structures for different genres

           i. Detailed explanation of the narrative structures

           ii. Demonstration of narrative structures

      d. Activity: Use of speech structures for organising ideas

           i. Coaching Feedback

           ii. Debrief on activity and self-reflection

      e. The elements persuasion and infusion every presenter should know

           i. 3 anchors of persuasion your presentation need to have

           ii. Techniques to make your presentations persuasive

           iii. Utilising the 3 elements of persuading others, 6 factors of infusion

           iv. Activity: Practice sessions on Persuasion and Infusion

           v. Debrief on activity and self-reflection

     f. The Octopus Storytelling Model™ - Using personal stories to engage your audience

         i. The role of storytelling in presentations

         ii. Techniques of transforming boring personal incidents into captivating corporate stories

         iii. Practice sessions

             1. Coaching feedback

             2. Debrief on practical applications

             3. Video review of practical applications

     g. What to say?

          i. 8 elements that give you more power when you elaborate your points

          ii. The secrets behind presidential speeches you can use to be more influential

6. Ace your Act: Deliver your content with Maximum Impact

     a. 9 elements of Presentation delivery you need to master

     b. Mastering your Stage Presence & Delivery

          i. Body Language

          ii. Posture

          iii. Stance

          iv. Movements

          v. Gestures

          vi. Facial expressions

          vii. Energy

          viii. Mannerisms

          ix. Voice

    c. Handling Q&A with confidence and effectiveness

          i. 3 Common mistakes presenters make during Q&A

          ii. Strategies to effectively handle Q&A

          iii. Strategies to handle hecklers

          iv. Strategies to manage and control the flow of Q&A

    d. The Slide Design – Do’s & Don’ts

         i. Common Slide mistakes many presenters make that you need to avoid

         ii. Know the purpose of Slides

         iii. Know the 5 elements of Slide Design

     e. Body Language – Do’s & Don’ts

          i. Common body language mistakes many presenters makes that you need to avoid

          ii. Correct your body language mistakes, tonality errors and avoid sending negative vibes

          iii. Acing delivery: Taming your body language

     f. The 5 Vocal flavours you need to master to enhance engagement

          i. Activity: Demonstration of tonality

          ii. Activity: Projecting Voice

          iii. Strategies to speak without pause fillers

7. Collaborate for Excellence: Working with others and getting the right feedback

     a. Engaging audience with questions for reflection

     b. Eliciting feedback using ARROW form

8. Practice sessions, Coaching and Feedback as required

     a. Receive expert guidance to speed up your progress

     b. Expert Coaching Feedback based on practice

        i. Verbal aspects

        ii. Non-verbal aspects

     c. Activity: Presentations on a topic of participant’s choice or given by coach

9. Coaching feedback on areas of improvement in Content and Delivery

10. Immediate Next Steps for application of learning in a working environment

11. Bonus Topic: Executive Presence during Virtual Presentations

P.S: Participants will receive the tools, systems and processes they can use to craft their own presentations in the future.

To ensure maximum effectiveness of the program and ensure participants can effectively use the skills, during practical scenarios at work, we will provide participants with post-program support.

• Participants can contact Coach via e-mail or text and can expect a response within 48 hours for any assistance related to the content covered during the live sessions.
• This support facility expires 180 days after the live sessions.
• During this period, participants can also schedule one 15-minute Zoom call with Coach for personalized feedback, if they so require.
• You will also have access to exclusive monthly LIVE mentoring calls to discuss your emerging challenges and upcoming presentations.

If you are signing up now, you get the opportunity to learn directly from Manoj Vasudevan, Next Level Leadership Readiness Expert, World Champion of Public Speaking.

• Manoj Vasudevan is an internationally renowned Next Level Leadership Readiness expert and management consultant who helps executives and entrepreneurs to breakthrough to the next level of their career, business and life.
• Manoj has spoken to audiences as big as 20,000 constituting individuals from 140 countries. He is the 2017 World Champion of Public Speaking and Founder of Thought Expressions. 
• Manoj is the author of the international bestseller Mastering Leadership The Mousetrap Way.  Manoj holds an MBA from Imperial College London.
• Manoj has more than 25 years+ of leadership experience with major multinational companies in Asia, Australia, USA and Europe. He has coached C-Level Executives, Senior Executives, Bureaucrats, Celebrities, UN diplomats and professionals constituting a clientele from 50+ nationalities.
• Manoj has been featured widely in international media, including BBC, CNBC, Business Insider and the world’s top-ranking book fairs.
• During the historic meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Chairman Kim Jong Un, Manoj was invited by BBC World News Live as an Expert on Human Behaviour and Body Language to share his perspectives on the meeting, and to judge the depth of the Trump-Kim relationship.
• In 2017, Manoj was featured among the top 50 World’s leading professional speakers at the International Speakers Summit.

PS: This is a special feature for those who are signing up now. For future programs, the LIVE sessions and feedback will be delivered through our certified coaches. This is why it is important to get started now.

• High impact world class content and best practices tailored to meet objectives

• Designed to achieve immediate results

• Designed by a world-renowned expert on presentations, persuasion, influence and public speaking

• Learn advanced high impact persuasion skills within a short time

• Ready-to-use practical techniques that work

• Get professional coaching feedback for your instant learning and improvement

• Learn the right things in the right way, from a world renowned expert, author, speaker and consultant.

• Pre-training survey and assignment to assess participants’ competence, experience and expectations.

• Provide personalised feedback for participants and follow-up actions

• Practical presentation sessions for both impromptu and prepared presentations

• Use of participant-specific examples where possible

• Provision to help participants with feedback to improve their existing presentations to make it more impactful

• Minimum class size for maximum effectiveness

The content of this program is based on the Art & Science of Human behaviour, neuroscience, persuasion and psychology. To increase program effectiveness and content retention, the program is designed to be interactive and participative in nature with a combination of interactive lectures, practice, feedback and sharing of experiences.

The course will include:

1. The Why, What and How of relevant skills and techniques

2. Relevant role-plays, case studies and video review

3. Group practice and feedback

4. Individual practice and feedback

5. Discussion and debrief

6. Sharing of experiences and inspirational stories

7. Fun and interactive facilitation style and sharing of content

8. Learning how to apply techniques to address practical scenarios at work

9. Best practises and strategies for addressing personal challenges and skill gaps

10. Ready-To-Use tools, processes and templates

11. Post-program review and support

• Learning materials
• Handouts
• Reading Recommendations
• Feedback on Fieldwork
• Post your questions related to the program in the membership area and get a response from your coach.
• Due to intensive hand-holding, seats for this program are limited. Minimum class size for maximum impact, convenience, and personal attention.
• Generous post-program support to aid your implementation

Fast Action Bonuses: For registrations received 30 days before the course start date

To encourage early registrations, the exclusive on-demand online courses are available for registrations received 30 days before the program start date. Participants will have lifetime access to the on-demand courses so that they can refer to them whenever they need to prepare any high-stake presentations in the future.

To learn more fast-action bonuses, register your details using the Get Started Now button at the bottom of this page.