Presentation Skills

A full-day workshop for teams presenting to workplace and stakeholder audiences.

Presenting well is a skill anyone can build with the right techniques and practice. This workshop covers everything from managing nerves through to structuring a clear, engaging presentation for the audience in front of you — with practical delivery practice and qualified instructor feedback built in.

Duration: Full day  ·  Delivery: Online or in the ACT  ·  Cohort: 8-20 participants

Aligned to the APS Craft Capability Framework and APS Workforce Strategy 2025.

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What your team will learn

Practical presentation skills participants apply through delivery practice on the day.

By the end of the workshop, participants will describe the key principles of effective verbal, non-verbal, and visual communication. They will structure and deliver clear, engaging, and audience-appropriate presentations. They will practice delivering a presentation with qualified instructor feedback. They will present more confidently in both face-to-face and virtual environments. And they will apply techniques to manage nerves, engage diverse audiences, and handle questions effectively.

What we cover

    • Managing nerves — Identifying fears and using techniques to stay composed and confident.
    • Purpose and audience — Clarifying what the presentation needs to achieve and who it’s for.
    • Structure and approach — Building a clear structure that engages the audience from the start.
    • Verbal, non-verbal, and visual — The three channels of communication and how to use each well.
    • Learning aids and visuals — Using slides and other aids to support the message rather than distract from it.
    • Delivery practice — Practising delivery with feedback from a qualified instructor.

Workshop format

One full day, delivered to your team as a closed cohort.

McMillan’s Presentation Skills full-day workshop combines instruction, discussion, and hands-on delivery practice. Every participant delivers a presentation during the day and receives feedback from a qualified instructor.

At a glance

    • Length: 1 day
    • Audience: All — tailored to audience as required
    • Delivery: Online (live, facilitated) or in-person in the ACT
    • Cohort size: Minimum 8, maximum 20 participants
    • Approach: Facilitated instruction, individual delivery practice, and instructor feedback

Who the workshop is for

Suitable for team members at any level who present as part of their role.

Presentation Skills is designed for team members at any level who need to present to workplace or stakeholder audiences. Content and examples are tailored to your cohort’s seniority and context before delivery.

Typical cohorts

    • Policy, program, and technical specialists presenting work to internal stakeholders
    • Team leaders and managers presenting to executive audiences and to their own teams
    • Graduates and new starters building foundational presentation skills
    • Whole teams building a consistent standard for how they present their work

When this workshop is a good fit:

    • Team members lack confidence presenting to stakeholder or executive audiences
    • Presentation quality across the team is inconsistent
    • People need practical delivery practice, with feedback
    • Your team is presenting more in virtual environments and wants to do it well

How McMillan delivers

An evidence-based delivery approach grounded in adult learning principles and applied consistently to every workshop.

Every workshop follows the same delivery cycle—a consistent approach we apply to every workshop we run.

Our delivery cycle

    1. Initiate — We confirm outcomes, audience, delivery mode, schedule, and success measures. You get a Delivery Plan covering scope, responsibilities, evaluation, risks, and dependencies before we start.
    2. Design and tailor — Where contextualisation is needed, we shape content, scenarios, and activities to your workplace. You get finalised session materials before delivery.
    3. Deliver — We deliver online or face-to-face at your location. Sessions are interactive, practical, and designed for the roles and settings your team actually works in.
    4. Evaluate and close — We capture participant and stakeholder feedback and agreed measures of impact. You get an evaluation summary you can share with your executive.

This same delivery discipline sits under every workshop McMillan runs — non-accredited short courses and nationally recognised qualifications alike.

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