Effective Presentation Skills Training Singapore – FAQ

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Tan Teck Kim

Welcome to our Presentations Skills Training Singapore FAQ Page

We often received many queries on the Effective Presentation Skills Training Courses in Singapore and Malaysia that we offer. Below are responses you will find very helpful!

1. There are so many Presentation Skills courses in Singapore and Malaysia – which one should I choose?
Answer : That depends on your selection criteria. For eg, most courses will train you on presentation structure and some basic body language skills (eg gestures). Most courses focus on helping you present (speak) but we help you to think of yourself of putting up a ‘show’. If you are looking to becoming more confident, more interesting as a speaker demonstrating executive presence, then our Impactful Presentations workshop – Speak So That Others Listen – is the right one for you. Don’t just INFORM but seek to INSPIRE your audience!

2. Is this a Powerpoint Presentation Skills Training Singapore?
Answer : No, but we share with participants a number of useful and practical tips on your visual aids, including powerpoint. We can also customise for you based on your needs, if you are seeking in-house courses.

3. Is this an English Presentation Skills course (Singapore)?
Answer : All our publicly run as well as in house courses are conducted in English. However, the Presentations Skills Training is not a course on English, but a Presentation Course conducted in English. We have separate English coaches for personal coaching.

4. Is this a Business Presentation Course?
Answer: The course covers many areas in Business Presentations as well as Public Speaking.

5. How different is this from the Success With Presentations by British Council or Dale Carnegie Presentations Skills course or the Effective Presentation Skills by NTUC Learning Hub?
Answer : What differentiates us is our experienced trainer who has both practitioner experience in presenting to large and small crowds. Our trainer Tan Teck Kim is also a certified MBTI trainer and many psychological profiling tools. Some presentation techniques incorporate psychology and persuasion so that we train speakers to move from INFORMING to INSPIRING speeches. Tan Teck Kim is a public speaking coach who has provided Public Speaking Courses for Adults, Public Speaking Course for Students, and has coached CEOs, senior managers, professionals and people from all walks of life.

(note : this is not a Toastmasters Singapore course, and 36 HR Training Consultancy is not associated with the Public Speaking Academy)

6. Does The Effective Presentation Course Singapore cover vocal and voice control?
Answer : Our Impactful Presentations workshop covers techniques which help participants to develop a vocal identity, through the use of pauses, pacing, projection and a variety of exercises. It is however not a course on diction. For managers who need to improve on diction/pronunciation, contact us for personal coaching.

7. How large is your audience in your Presentations Training Courses in Singapore?
Answer : for our publicly run Presentations Training courses in Singapore (also known as Impactful Business Presentations) – we have between 6-15 participants – we will cap at max 15 to ensure training effectiveness. For customised in house Presentation Skills training courses – we recommend up to 16 max.

8. Is this Skills Future Public Speaking course – approved ?
Answer : at the moment, many of our participants are from corporations and institutions and hence we are not supported by skills future grant. We offer attractive training discounts to corporates who have more than 10 participants.

9. Why 36 HR Training and Consultancy?
Answer: Clients are spoilt for choices when it comes to training but it makes the decision much harder and slower. Evaluate us based on our experience in real life speaking situations, in training and coaching experience, and what we can customise for you because we recognise that every client is unique. We have :

more than 10 years of training and coaching experience
more than 100 training videos for different training scenarios
more than 50 training exercises including vocal, eye contact and body language techniques
more than 25 Presentation modules – which you can choose from to customise
we are training in certain psychological and behavioural techniques which you can incorporate in influencing your audience (not just informing your audience)
we focus on not just infoming but connecting with your audience.
a toolkit for you to warmup before every presentation, and many more.

10. How do I get in touch with 36 HR Training and Consultancy?
Answer : Check out our Presentations Skills Training Singapore or Contact Tan Teck Kim (known as TK) via whatsapp by clicking on whatsapp icon below – please state your name, and your email :

How To Overcome Fear of Public Speaking and Give A Great Presentation

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Tan Teck Kim

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1. Public Speaking Training Tip 1 –
Recognise the true source of your fear. Is not knowing what will happen when you are in front of people, giving your speech or presentation? Your fear of public speaking is not that you don’t know your topic. It is the uncertainty of outcome – not knowing what will happen when you step to the podium or stage.

Most of the time when I coach professionals on public speaking – the most commonly cited fear of public speaking is caused by fear of being judged, making a costly mistake, or the lack of self confidence because of the comparisons with better speakers you see on TV. If you are coming from an authentic place, and you cover the material with clarity and sincerity, you’ve won 75% of your inner battle with fear.

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2. Public Speaking Training Tip 2 –
Be Comfortable and Share : Whenever you feel uncomfortable about a presentation, it’s invariably because there’s a slide with something on it that you don’t really believe, or that you’re putting in to achieve a certain result or reaction from the audience. Sometimes you get stuck on phrasing things a certain way so that your listeners will think a certain way. On many occasions, I met many managers ‘inherit’ slides from bosses or colleagues and sometimes are not comfortable with certain messages but they simply keep the old sleek looking slides because the messages sound professional even though they don’t sound right.

My advice, for those who have attended my Public Speaking Course (in Singapore and Malaysia) and Impactful Presentations Skills Training Workshop (in Singapore and Asia) especially when you’re starting out, is to avoid keeping every slide that you have inherited, and instead adopt the mindset to share rather than to impress. The most important thing is to be comfortable with your material, and to feel like you’re genuinely sharing how you feel about whatever subject it is you’re talking about. The last thing you want to do is to be trying too hard to make sure that you phrase things in just the right way and everything is perfect. When you let go of trying to be perfect, and just try to honestly share what you know it lowers the stress level of public speaking or delivering a presentation immensely.

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3. Public Speaking Training Tip 3 –
Spend MORE Time in Rehearsing : Are you one of those who can spend hours and days or weeks to prepare the materials for your presentations or public speaking, but neglect to spend sufficient time on your rehearsals? Perhaps the most important piece of advice I would give to professionals who aspire to improve their public speaking skills is this :

Don’t be fooled.
A final note: even the best “impromptu” presentations are rehearsed. Mark Twain, as the story goes, was fond of saying, “It takes 3 weeks to prepare a good impromptu talk.” And Winston Churchill, one of history’s greatest leaders and speakers, was thought to spend as much time preparing and rehearsing his “impromptu” remarks as he did on his formal speeches.

In my Effective Presentations Training Workshop, you will learn how to rehearse using power techniques like Key Messages, Verbalisation and Visualisation

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4. Public Speaking Training Tip 4 –
Do not be Afraid To Pause frequently. The true story of King George VI reveals that the kind suffers from stuttering. In the movie, “The King’s Speech,” one of the successful strategies the speech therapist deploys to help the king overcome his stuttering is the use of pauses. Pausing helped the king regain his composure whenever he was gripped by anxiety. It is natural to feel anxious when public speaking, therefore do consider pausing more frequently. To reduce your fear of public speaking and improve your public speaking skills – consider a few strategic pauses between key messages to experience a calming effect.

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5. Public Speaking Training Tip 5 –
Get Used to the audience expressions – Fast! You will definitely become more anxious when you misinterpret the audience’s facial expression. In daily conversations, we’re used to getting feedback from the listener – an occasional smile or a nod that signals approval. This however is different when are are presenting or public speaking, audiences listen differently. Audiences are more likely to give the speaker an ‘unexplainable’ blank stare, which doesn’t mean they don’t like or disagree with what they hear. More often than not, it simply means they’re focussed on listening to the message. This is especially true of audience members who are introverted. So don’t be too affected by expressionless faces of the audience even when you think you have given your all.

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FINAL PUBLIC SPEAKING TRAINING ADVICE :
I have coached many professionals and managers in the areas of how to overcome nerves and fear of public speaking, and to improve their public speaking skills, BUT I have met a greater number of people who kept enquiring for months and took NO action to attend any Public Speaking Courses or Effective Presentations Training (Singapore, Malaysia, Asia). They would ask a long list of questions such as – which is the best public speaking training out there, are toastmasters Singapore courses helpful, who is the best public speaking coach (in Singapore, Asia, Malaysia), how to improve public speaking, are courses offered by British Council Singapore effective for public speaking, how do Presentation Skills Training Courses offered by 36 HR Training and Consultancy compare with Dale Carnegie’s Effective Presentation Skills Training courses, and what are the best public speaking courses BUT after asking for months, they remain exactly in the status quo mode and did not take any action to attend any Presentation Skills Training or Public Speaking courses.

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Stop justifying why you should delay overcoming your fear of public speaking. Stop the excuse on why you haven’t progressed in your career because you suffer from stage fright. Take MASSIVE action today to discover :

how to overcome your shyness,
how to overcome fear of people
how to fear of failure
how not to be nervous about public speaking
how to IMPROVE your public speaking skills and take your business and career to the next level

Contact Tan Teck Kim, Director of 36 HR Training & Consultancy, Public Speaking Coach (Singapore, Malaysia, Asia) to learn how to overcome your fear of public speaking, and to deliver Impactful and Effective Presentations. Start connecting with your audience, and stop fearing them.

Email : tk36hr@gmail.com

About Tan Teck Kim, Master Trainer
Tan Teck Kim is trained in NLP, is a certified MBTI trainer and coach, and is also a certified FIRO and FIRO-B Trainer and coach. He helps professionals, business managers, managing directors to differentiate themselves through their personal brand and ability to persuade. He also conducts corporate in house training programmes such as : Communication Skills Training, Effective Presentation Skills Training, Team Building using MBTI, Team Building and Team Bonding.

Public Speaking Course in Singapore – 5 Tips To Deliver Impactful Presentations

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Tan Teck Kim

Are You Thinking Of Attending A Public Speaking Course In Singapore or Malaysia?

Don’t attend any public speaking course in Singapore or any Singapore Toastmasters Club Course until you have read these 5 Tips On How To Speak Publicly and Improve Your Public Speaking Skills :

5 TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS

The first thing to know about improving public speaking skills is that there are many successful speakers who never started off as naturally gifted public speakers. Everyone acquires the ability through the same process of preparation, repetition and control – in short PRACTICE. Even 2nd World War Leader Winston Churchill, who was famous for his war rally speeches, was was not born a great orator. It is reported in history that Winston Churchill had a slight stammer and a lisp when he was young. He compensated by investing in hours and hours crafting his speeches, practicing and perfecting each word.

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It is very important to recognize that public speaking is not a terror to be shunned, but an opportunity to be seized. Most Singapore or Malaysia training courses in Public speaking Skills will teach you that Presentation Skills are all about persuasion of human beings by being connected with your audience and engaging them.

A Little Known Secret About Steve Jobs, one of our most awesome public speakers and innovators of our generation (watch the keynote speech by Steve Jobs and then his presentation secret is revealed below):

The Presentation Secret of Steve Jobs is this : Steve Jobs spends at least 2 days on presentation and public speaking practices and rehearsals, after he has prepared his keynote speech.

Online Public Speaking Lesson (Singapore) 1 : How much time do you spend on preparation versus rehearsals? When you start adjusting and allocating more time for your presentation rehearsals, you are on your way to experiencing more success with public speaking

You use public speaking to gain something you want. It does not matter if you are attempting to sell a product or persuade an audience as to how compelling your viewpoints are. The best outcome of any public speaking engagement is a win-win between you and your audience. You have implanted your ideas on fertile ground, you have picked up sales orders or gained customers. You can win and make your life much better by mastering the basics of public speaking.

• Key Messages are a critical success factor in successful public speaking. Figure out what you want to say, not every last word but every last concept you wish to touch upon. Leave nothing out and avoid any ad libs until you have mastered the craft enough to safely deviate from your notes without clouding your intended message. If you are not clear what you want to say, chances are your audience won’t either! And they won’t take a long time to find out.

Online Public Speaking Lesson (Singapore) 2 : Decide what your key messages are and plan your hooklines, stories and plot around your key messages.

Whether you attend a Singapore public speaking training course by British Council of Singapore, or join several Singapore Toastmasters Clubs, or enrol yourself in the Speech Academy of Asia, you are likely to be advised of the importance of key messages and rehearsals.

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• Budget your time. You must know how long you will be speaking. There is nothing worse than awkwardly trying to stretch out a five minute speech except perhaps trying to squeeze a long speech into a short window.

Online Public Speaking Lesson (Singapore) 3 : Most audiences will be grateful if you end slightly earlier than scheduled especially in a long day of public speaking seminars.

• If possible, visit the speaking venue in advance. Stand on the stage and look out over the arena. Test the equipment and sound system. The more familiar you are with the venue, the more comfortable you will be when it comes time to actually deliver.

Online Public Speaking Lesson (Singapore) 4 : Tap on the power of visualisation – it’s a very powerful public speaking technique which you must incorporate into your rehearsal/preparation. Many successful salesmen practise visualisation before they actually speak to clients to enhance their chances of success.

• Practise your speech in front of a mirror so you can judge if your technique, body language and gestures are awkward or distracting. Do it again and again until you find that you do not need to use your notes at all. They will be there to catch you if you fall or stumble, but the plan is to carry on without them.

Online Public Speaking Lesson (Singapore) 5 : Rehearse using this technique called Verbalisation. It’s like your body muscles – you need to repeat your exercises before your arm muscles start toning. Likewise you need to exercise your mental and vocal muscles. You may verbalise key messages only if you are running out of time.

If you like this coaching article on Public Speaking Techniques, you will also like the following Online Resources/Courses on How To Improve Your Public Speaking Tips :

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►►5 Power Tips To Overcome Fear of Public Speaking – Try Them!

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3+5 Ways To Improve Your Public Speaking Skills

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Tan Teck Kim

Thinking of Attending A Public Speaking Course in Singapore To Improve Your Presentation Skills?

Here are 3+5 Powerful Tips To Help You Improve Your Public Speaking Skills :

Presentation Tip 1 : Prepare A Great Speech

Be clear about what you want to achieve. Eg : – I want the audience to know why our company must trim costs by 30% to stay competitive
– I want senior management to support investing in a new technology to gain new clients
– I want my company to sponsor all front line staff for a public speaking course to improve their confidence in speaking to clients. If you are unclear in what you want, neither will your audience be clear! To be a winner in public speaking, be clear in what you want to achieve.

Presentation Tip 2 : Understand Your Audience Pain Points

The starting point of your speech should be from your audience’s perspective. The more you understand what their pain point is, the better you are prepared. Connect your solution to your audience pain point – the greater the pain, the more likely they are motivated to hear you out. The deeper the pain they experience, the more they will be willing to invest their time with your solution. All public speaking courses (in Singapore or Malaysia) will tell you to ensure your starting point is your audience – take time to understand their needs.

Presentation Tip 3 : Arouse Interest In Your Audience In What You Say

Do you know when you take centre stage and speak – you only have 18 seconds to impress the audience before they decide whether to continue to listen to you?

In my Public Speaking Course Singapore – Stand Up and Stand Out – I teach participants 10 ways to arouse audience’s curiosity and interest. Here are a sample of effective opening statements to deliver effective presentations or impress your audience :

(I) Ask Interesting Questions:

public speaking training in singapore The moment you ask any questions – it’s the audience natural response to answer them, even in their minds. For eg, for my public speaking courses teaching people how to overcome their fears, the opening questions I ask will be : “Do you know what is mankind’s greatest fear?” “Do you know that many people would rather die than to speak publicly?” “How many today are interested to conquer mankind’s greatest fear?

(II) Ask Good Questions :
A father took his young son to the opera for the 1st time. The opera conductor started waving the baton, and the soprano began hitting her high notes. The boy watched everything intently and finally asked, “Dad, why is he hitting her with his stick?” “He’s not hitting her,”, answered the dad with a smile. “Well then,” asked the boy, “why is she screaming?” “Well, those are good questions the son asked and I’ll like to share some good questions with you today…” The above is just a sample. You can ask good questions by spending time to design them before you delivery your speech publicly.

(III) Make Shocking Facts or Statements About A Problem Which Needs Your Solution

One of my favourite tip in my public speaking course (Singapore and Malaysia) is to start a presentation with a shocking statement of fact that people don’t think much about. For eg :

“Every year, 300 million people contract cancer. Of these 1.1 million people die. Out of 1.1 million people, less than 10% have left sufficient monies for their dependent families. Most people don’t save, nor invest in insurance, nor write a will.”

Another example of my effective presentations training – opening starters :

“We all know that global warming is BAD for humans and our future generations. But do we know that the following are also linked to global warming? – higher crime rates due to higher temperatures – more kids today now have asthma compared to 20 years ago – Sea levels have risen about seven inches in the last 100 years, which is more than in the previous 2,000 years combined – in short cities can sink.

(IV) Use An Interesting Quote

If you are delivering a presentation topic on Teamwork: “Individuals play the game, but TEAMS win championships.” Do you agree? “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” ~ Phil Jackson

The idea is to get your audience to start thinking about an important topic. Arouse their interest in your presentation!

(V) : Tell A Story

Most people cannot remember details and not everyone is interested in details – think about this : Can you remember what was the last sentence said by the lead actor in your favourite movie? But can you recall the storyline in brief? Yes, we are all wired to listen to stories.

Make the connection with your audience through your story telling skills. Once you have connected with your audience with a story (or stories), they are more likely to listen to what you have to say. In fact stories are not only powerful starters, but are highly effective presentation skills strategies to keep your audience engaged throughout.

►►►Read this article on case studies and stories of participants in my previous public speaking classes.

During our 2 day workshop on public speaking and business presentation skills, we share with you secrets on how to tell stories, and how to engage and connect with your audience through different story telling techniques. It’s one of the most exciting parts of the course! Stories don’t have to be long! Whether you are seeking the best public speaking course (in Singapore or Malaysia) or attend hours and hours of Toastmaster Course Singapore or whether you are personally coached by the best public speaking coach – you need to practise your public speaking skills.

Remember you can’t learn football skills by merely reading. You’ve gotta get out there and kick around! More useful public speaking resources here :

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Contact us for more info to improve your public speaking skills or to find out how you can enrol in our Public Speaking Course in Singapore.

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