Inhouse presentation workshop for teams
The presentation workshop that gets your team’s message across
Your team brings its real presentations. They leave with one clear core message, a storyline the audience can follow, charts that make the point – and practice presenting it with feedback.
What your team leaves with
Outcomes
After the workshop, your team can
Four skills that make every next presentation clearer – starting the next day.
Name the core message
State the key insight and the recommended action in one sentence – before opening PowerPoint.
Read the audience
Know who is in the room, what matters to them, what they already know and how they form an opinion.
Pick the right structure
Choose between the hero’s journey and the pyramid, depending on audience and situation.
Make data speak
Turn tables into charts that show the point at a glance – and close the knowledge gap for non-experts.
How it works
A presentation skills workshop built around your team’s real decks
Every participant works on a presentation that matters to them. That is why the results show up in the very next meeting.
The SkillDay method
Storyline first, slides second
The core technique comes from Jörn’s years as a consultant at Accenture: write the story as a sequence of statements on blank slides – then decide what each slide needs to prove it.
Core message
The key insight and the action you want.
Audience picture
Who is in the room and what moves them.
Structure
Hero’s journey or pyramid – chosen for this audience.
Action titles
Blank slides with full-sentence titles form the storyline.
Supporting content
Only now: the visuals and data each statement needs.
Practice & feedback
Present, get feedback, sharpen.
Data storytelling
Four data messages, four charts that make the point
Most business data says one of four things. In the workshop your team learns the clearest chart for each – and how to highlight exactly what matters, so experts and non-experts see the same insight.
Teams practise on a real data set and on their own numbers.
Before and after
Development over time
One number matters most
Comparison with a benchmark
Modules
Shape the presentation workshop to your team
The storytelling core is always part of it. Add the modules your team needs most.
Storytelling & structure
Core message, audience, hero’s journey and pyramid, action titles – plus how experts beat the curse of knowledge.
Data storytelling
The four data messages, the right chart for each and slides that make numbers memorable.
Slide design & PowerPoint
Proven slide patterns, redesigning your own slides and advanced effects such as Morph, builds and triggers.
Presentations with AI
A workflow from briefing to finished deck, with AI as a critic before you build. More on presentation creation with AI
Formats
Made for teams who present to decide
We run the workshop for sales teams, management teams and experts of every kind – anyone whose presentations need to win a decision, a customer or a budget.
Focused boost. One topic in depth, for example a closing session to a training series.
The classic. Storyline, structure, data and practice with your own presentations.
Story and design. Day two adds slide design and PowerPoint skills.
Example agenda
One day, one sharper presentation per person
Core message and audience
Every participant sharpens the core message of their own presentation and draws a clear picture of their audience.
Structure and storyline
Hero’s journey and pyramid in practice: the storyline is built from action titles on blank slides.
First round of practice
Everyone presents their storyline in three minutes and gets feedback from a partner.
Data that makes the point
The four most common data messages and the right chart for each, practised on real data.
Present and sharpen
Volunteers present to the group and get feedback from the group and the trainer. Everyone leaves with a sharper deck.
A suggestion – in the briefing we adapt the flow to your team and agree what success looks like after the workshop.
Takeaways
What your team takes back to their desks
A sharper presentation
Each participant’s own deck, restructured and tested on real listeners.
A method for every next deck
Core message, audience, structure, action titles – usable from the next presentation on.
A shared language
The whole team talks about presentations the same way, which makes reviews faster and kinder.
Try it before you book
Three exercises straight from the workshop: storyline, pyramid and data visualization.
Trusted by
Teams we work with on presentations
FAQ
Questions about the presentation workshop
Can participants work on their own presentations?
Yes, and we recommend it. Everyone brings a current or recent presentation and sharpens it during the workshop.
How long is the presentation workshop?
Half a day, one day or two days. One day covers storyline, structure, data and practice; a second day adds slide design and PowerPoint skills.
Do you run the workshop in English?
Yes. We run our presentation workshops in English and German.
What do we need to provide?
A screen or projector, ideally with HDMI, and a flip chart or whiteboard. A laptop per person is a plus. We bring the rest.
Can you tailor it to our team?
Always. In a short briefing we agree on your goals, the participants’ presentations and the modules that fit – and what success looks like afterwards.
Can we try the method first?
Yes. Start with our free presentation workshop exercises.
Your trainer
Jörn Steinz
Founder of SkillDay, presentation trainer and coach. He learned to build storylines as a consultant at Accenture, then worked in corporate development at XING AG and freenet Group. Since 2014 he has helped sales teams, management teams and experts at companies such as FIFA, Mitsubishi, eBay and Volkswagen present with clarity – together with a network of around six SkillDay trainers.
Inhouse workshop
Plan your team’s presentation workshop
Tell us about your team and the presentations that matter. We come back with a format that fits.
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