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Presentation skills training that builds real confidence

Some of your people struggle with nerves when it comes to presenting. Confidence comes from practice and good feedback. On Presenting with Impact everyone presents, watches themselves back on camera and gets coached in the moment, so they can see the difference for themselves. A full day in person anywhere in the UK, or 3.5 hours online.

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Average rating from an ITV team
9.4/10
Everyone is recorded and watches the playback straight away
On camera
People per group, so everyone presents several times
4 to 8
Collage of participants laughing, talking and practising together during Inner Leader workshops

Who our presentation skills training is for

This work is built for:

  • Individuals and teams who present to clients, senior leaders or large audiences
  • People who feel nervous about presenting and want a supportive place to practise
  • Technical and specialist teams who need to explain complex ideas simply
  • Graduate and early-career groups building their confidence

It is not the right choice for:

  • Anyone looking for a course on slide design, since this work focuses on the person presenting
  • A one-hour talk with no time for everyone to practise
Two people presenting to a group beside a flip chart

When teams book presentation skills training

  • People who struggle with nerves when it comes to presenting
  • Presenters who rely on reading from their slides
  • Technical experts who need to explain complex work to non-specialists
  • Teams preparing for client pitches, board updates or conference slots
  • Managers who want to brief their teams with more confidence
  • Newly promoted people presenting to senior audiences for the first time

What Presenting with Impact is

Presenting with Impact is Inner Leader's presentation skills training for teams, run in person anywhere in the UK as a full day, or online on Teams or Zoom in 3.5 hours. It helps people get their message across clearly and concisely, connect with their audience, handle questions well and come across with confidence and credibility.

What makes it different is the camera. Everyone presents, we record it live and we play it back straight away. Then we coach in the moment: what is working, what to change and how to try it again. People see and hear themselves the way their audience does, and they improve in front of their own eyes.

It is a supportive environment. Many people arrive nervous about presenting, and they are often the ones who make the biggest progress. The groups are small, the feedback is kind and specific and every round feels easier than the one before.

What the presentation skills course covers

The mindset and psychology of confident communication, including practical ways to manage nerves before and during a presentation.

How to create impact with your body language, your voice and your choice of words.

A simple way to structure any message so the audience remembers it.

Storytelling, a more conversational style and how to rely less on text-heavy slides.

Handling questions with confidence, in the room and online.

Colleagues smiling in conversation during a practice exercise

Why we record everyone on video and play it straight back

Most people have very little idea how they come across when they present. They feel nervous, so they assume they look nervous. Usually they look far more composed than they feel, and the habits that get in the way, such as speaking too quickly or moving straight past the most important point, are the ones they never notice.

Watching yourself back closes that gap in seconds. Research on video feedback has shown for many years that seeing your own performance speeds up learning, because you are no longer relying on someone else's description of what you did. Adults learn best through experience, reflection and another go, and the camera lets us run that cycle many times in a single day.

So each person presents, watches the playback, gets coached on one or two specific changes and presents again straight away. That loop of practice, immediate feedback and more practice is the most accelerated way we know to build self-awareness and skill at the same time.

It is also where the confidence comes from. Psychologists have found that the strongest source of self-belief is seeing yourself succeed at something. When people watch their first recording next to their last one, the improvement is right there on the screen, and that is very hard to argue with.

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How it works

  1. Present early, on camera

    Everyone gives a short presentation near the start of the day and we record it. This becomes the starting point, and it is often when people realise they come across better than they feared.

  2. Learn the essentials

    Mindset and nerves, body language, voice, structure and the words that make a message land, with plenty of demonstration and examples.

  3. Practise with real-time playback and live coaching

    Each person presents again, watches the playback and gets specific, supportive coaching on the spot. Then they go again and apply it straight away.

  4. Bring it back to real work

    The final rounds use each person's own upcoming presentation, so what they practise is what they will deliver. We send everyone the tips and techniques to keep using afterwards.

A participant presenting to colleagues standing around him
ITV

ITV senior managers who learned to coach their own people

A new organisational structure was asking senior managers in ITV's media team to lead in a way they had not led before. Across the programme, their own rating of their confidence in coaching others rose by 116%, from an average of 3.7 out of 10 to 8.

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What the ITV team said

Five members of an ITV team spent a day on Presenting with Impact in October 2025 and rated it 9.4 out of 10 on average. These are their words from the feedback forms they filled in at the end of the day.

Five members of an ITV team presenting to the group during their Presenting with Impact workshop
  • The filming is incredibly helpful. Great to see progress and talk about it.Participant, ITV
  • I enjoyed the visual progression made. I found this helped show the difference in skills.Participant, ITV
  • Tim was perfect at understanding exactly what I needed and delivered advice and feedback in a very supportive way!Participant, ITV
  • Strong structure and pace to the day. Tim very engaging and encouraging.Participant, ITV
  • Impactful and clear tools to use in professional and personal life.Participant, ITV

Outcomes you can expect

  • More confidence and clarity when presenting
  • A more conversational style and better use of stories
  • Stronger engagement with audiences, in person and online
  • Better use of voice, gestures and open body language
  • More influence over the people you are presenting to
  • Quicker preparation, better handling of questions and fewer text-heavy slides

How it runs

FormatIn person, where the camera work is at its best. A virtual version runs on Teams or Zoom.
Group size4 to 8 people is ideal, so everyone presents several times. Larger groups are possible.
DurationA full day in person, or 3.5 hours online

Questions

What is presentation skills training?

Presentation skills training helps people get their message across clearly and concisely, connect with their audience, handle questions well and come across with confidence and credibility. Presenting with Impact is Inner Leader's version for teams, run by our coaches and facilitators from our base in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Everyone presents on camera, watches the playback straight away and gets coached in the moment.

How long is the presentation skills training, and how many people can attend?

A full day in person, or 3.5 hours online. Groups of 4 to 8 people are ideal, so everyone presents several times. Larger groups are possible.

Where do you run presentation skills training?

In person anywhere in the UK, where the camera work is at its best, or virtually on Teams or Zoom with recording and playback built in.

Does everyone have to be filmed?

The filming is what makes the biggest difference, so we encourage everyone to take part. We introduce it gently, the groups are small and the feedback is always supportive. Most people tell us afterwards that watching themselves back was the most useful part of the day.

Can presentation skills training help with nerves?

Yes. Nervous presenters often make the most progress. Our team includes experienced mindset coaches, and for people who feel anxious about presenting we can use simple techniques such as Tapping, a calming technique that involves tapping lightly on points on the face and body, to reduce nerves. As one participant put it: 'Initially I was quite nervous, but Tim's engaging and supportive approach quickly put me at ease.'

Should people bring a presentation with them?

Yes, ideally. We ask everyone to prepare a short, simple slide deck on a real topic beforehand, so the practice is relevant to their work.

Can you run presentation skills training online?

Yes. The virtual version runs on Teams or Zoom, usually for 3.5 hours, with recording and playback built in. It is the right choice when most of the presenting your team does happens on screen.

How is this different from your communication skills training?

Presenting with Impact focuses on presenting to an audience, such as client pitches, board updates and conference slots. Communicating with Impact, our communication skills programme, focuses on everyday conversations at work, such as giving updates, influencing, working with senior people and giving feedback. Many teams do both.

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