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FAQ: What are the differences between a one-day and a two-day program?  

We deliver our Enhancing Your Presentation Skills course in one of five formats, the most popular being the one-day and two-day interactive classes.  In all formats, the volume of knowledge transfer, via the "lecture" component, is essentially the same.  Primary reasons one would choose the two-day format (noting that for any size group, the cost would be double):  

            a) There are more opportunities for participants to practice each of the skill sets in the presence of a professional coach.  We simply do not move on to the next skill set module until everyone in the group has demonstrated true ownership of the skills.

            b) There is a two-hour workshop on the second day where participants redesign their PowerPoint presentations while the facilitator (a Certified Microsoft PowerPoint Expert) provides individual help to ensure that their presentations follow the "rules" as developed in the Design module.

            c) The amount of self-discipline required on the part of participants to carry through with the learning is less.  There is time for the facilitator to keep on coaching individuals through each of the skill sets until the skills become almost "second nature".  With a one-day format, the expectation is that the participant will continue the training on his or her own by dutifully practicing the new skills at every opportunity.

            d) Participants have the incentive to consider, review, and reflect upon the first day's learning, knowing they will be expected to perform the skills the next day.  This is in contrast to participants' "moving on" immediately at the end of a one-day course.  Total retention is thus greater than the sum of the parts.

The key here is that if participants want to learn, sufficient training for a lifetime of enhanced skills can easily be accomplished in one day.  In some corporate climates in which we deliver, there are often "prisoners" or lesser-willed participants who need the discipline of more intense, time-involving coaching that the 2-day program offers.