1. Planning and structuring for impact

• Understanding Your Audience: Analyzing audience needs, interests, knowledge levels, and expectations to tailor content and delivery style.
• Defining Your Objective: Clarifying the goal of the presentation (e.g., persuade, inform, motivate) and aligning the content and structure to achieve it.
• Structuring for Maximum Impact: Creating a logical flow with a strong opening, well-organized body, and a memorable conclusion, perhaps using storytelling frameworks like the Hero's Journey.
• Content Design: Developing concise, clear, and compelling content, potentially incorporating storytelling elements, anecdotes, and data points, 

2. Delivering with confidence and presence

• Verbal Communication: Mastering voice tone, pitch, pace, and articulation to project confidence and engage the audience.
• Nonverbal Communication: Utilizing effective body language, gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact to establish rapport and reinforce the message.
• Overcoming Nervousness: Strategies to manage public speaking anxiety and build self-confidence, such as visualization, breathing techniques, and practice.
• Stage Presence: Understanding how to move around the stage and use the presentation space effectively to engage the audience.
• Building Credibility: Techniques for establishing and maintaining credibility with the audience through content and delivery. 

3. Engaging the audience

• Audience Interaction: Techniques to encourage participation, such as asking questions, using polls, or inviting discussion.
• Using Visual Aids Effectively: Designing impactful slides, using charts and graphs to illustrate data, and incorporating multimedia (videos, images) to enhance engagement.
• Telling Stories: Integrating storytelling techniques into the presentation to make it more relatable, memorable, and persuasive.
• Handling Q&A Sessions: Strategies for confidently managing question-and-answer segments, dealing with difficult questions, and maintaining control.
• Making it Memorable: Employing techniques to ensure the presentation leaves a lasting impression on the audience. 

4. Advanced topics (depending on the course)

• Impromptu Speaking: Developing skills for delivering effective presentations with minimal preparation time.
• Presenting to Different Audiences: Tailoring presentations for senior management, clients, or large conferences.
• Virtual Presentations: Specific techniques for delivering engaging presentations in online or hybrid environments.
• Giving and Receiving Feedback: Learning to provide and accept constructive criticism to continuously improve presentation skills.