Be a Professional!

Presentation Skills Training – Participants’ Questionnaire

Please take a few minutes to complete this questionnaire so that the Facilitator may
customize the program to address your specific needs. If you are unsure of an answer or
you feel that a question is not relevant, please leave it blank.

IMPORTANT: When you finish, submit this to the facilitator of the workshop for a
discussion on the same by the end of the workshop. This page will be stored for our
records. Thank you!

Section I. Contact Information

Your Name

Title of the workshop

Organization/ Batch

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

State/Province

Zip Code/Postal Code

Work Phone

E-mail

Section II. Your Needs

1. On a scale of 1 - 10 (10 = Best), how would

you rate your presentation skills?

2. What would you need to do differently in

order to rank them a 9.5?
3. How do you describe your presentation
style?

4. What do you perceive as your strengths as

a presenter?

5. What training have you had to improve

your presentation skills?

6. What speaking or presenting does your job

require? Topics, audience, formats,
frequency, etc.

7. What three to five goals would you like to

achieve through this program?

8. What other information will help us make

your program experience successful?

9. Please rate the following areas with either a 0, 1, or 2.

(0= no help needed, 1= some help needed, 2= help strongly needed):

A. Reducing presentation anxiety

B. Establishing credibility and rapport

C. Thinking quickly “on my feet” and under

pressure

D. Eliminating "ums," "ahs," "you knows," etc.

E. Using effective eye contact

F. Presenting on television and/or radio

G. Developing a powerful speaking voice

H. Incorporating powerful stories and/or

humor

I. Using my hands and other body language to

support my message
 J. Analyzing my audience so I can speak to
their needs

K. Creating captivating openings

L. Crafting and delivering a compelling

message that inspires listeners to take action

M. Providing the right content without doing

a "data dump"

N. Delivering cohesive team presentations

O. Mastering question-and-answer sessions

P. Organizing presentations so they’re easy to

deliver and follow

Q. Retaining control of a group

R. Simplifying difficult topics

S. Maintaining listeners’ interest

T. Livening-up technical presentations

U. Making sales presentations to potential

buyers

V. Presenting to high-level executives

W. Handling difficult situations or tough

audiences

X. Recognizing and adapting to different

listening/buying styles

Y. Conducting training sessions

Z. Using effective visual aids and/or

PowerPoint
 10. Please review the list above and identify
your top three or four needs. Please enter the
item letters here