What is Neuropresenting ® you ask?

It’s presenting, training or leading from the front of the room with the brain in mind.

Neuropresenting ® is a unique and powerful blend of adult learning, professional presenting, influential communication and neuroscience principles all packaged up into an innovative and highly interactive professional development programme to help you to become a confident and powerful presenter.

Simply being an engaging or a charismatic presenter is just not enough for organisations and audiences seeking action, change and a return on investment  Presenting is just as much a science as it is art and practice.  With a few small tweaks to a presentation you can be assured the intended message is communicated.  Most of our Neuropresenting attendees have been shocked at how little they knew about how our audience is processing or remembering their presentations. Once you know this stuff, you can’t ‘un-know’ it. Your slides, presentation structure, the way you communicate, your stories and even how you lead others will be transformed.

It is the first programme of its kind and it’s receiving raving reviews from its attendees. The original programme was Nationally Accredited as a Diploma qualification in 2016 with the expert advice of an impressive advisory board although it’s the 3-day professional development immersion that is proving popular for busy professionals.

The programme is a ‘must attend’ professional development opportunity for professional and emerging speakers, trainers, business leaders, workplace presenters, executives, consultants, coaches and business owners who want to be more engaging and influential from the front of the room or even those who present on-line.

Paula Smith (GITP Director and Neuropresenting ® Principal Trainer) has been training and speaking in this space for the past 30 years. Paula developed the first qualification in Presenting in Australia several years ago and is recognised as the leading expert in Presentation Intelligence ®. Paula is a (CSP) Certified Professional and has an impressive suit of tertiary qualifications and professional training in adult learning, education, neuroscience and leadership. Her master’s degree research in leadership communication also adds a level of knowledge to the programme rarely seen in other presenting courses.

The Neuropresenting ® programme includes:

14 ‘Neuropresenting ® Principle’s for trainers and presenters
Presentation Intelligence ®
Exploring the learning brain
Brain-friendly learning environments
Presentation design and structure using ‘Neuropresenting ® Principles’
Advanced presentation delivery
Platform skills
Presenting art and science
Adult learning theories and practice
Crafting and delivering powerful stories that matter
Innovative presenting practices and thought leadership
NLP and the world we live and learn in
Workshop and Keynote craft
Methodology magic
Presenting to media
Your authentic presenting style
Speaking influence
Confidence, connection and charisma

A few words from some happy Neuropresenting graduates:

Just a quick thank you for the outstanding course. It has both blown and opened my mind to all the exciting possibilities.  I have now officially got over my fear of speaking. My next speaking engagement after your course was a resounding success – I finally had a structure for my presentation and almost no nerves and fear beforehand. That’s a first. I was confident, clear, concise and apparently, I rocked the audience. So, thank you from the bottom of my little introverted heart for what you have done for me so far.

Sheryl Fisher – CEO Outback Initiatives

Wow what an experience. I enjoy training and speaking and wanted to take my skills to the next level and with this course, I think I have!  The introduction to neuroscience and brain-friendly methods has led me to focus even more on the needs of the participant and ensure everyone gets a valuable learning experience.  The practical, hands on aspects also mean that any lingering self-doubts and nervousness about presenting, have been quickly driven away.  I learnt so much and walked away with quality knowledge and new skills which I can’t wait to put into practice. I have thoroughly enjoyed undertaking Neuropresenting and can highly recommend it to anyone looking to enhance their skills as a purpose-driven presenter.

Carrie Puzzar – Human Resource Specialist and Trainer

The Neuropresenting course exceeded my expectations. I had just been awarded a Churchill Fellowship and was now being invited to speak at conferences and deliver training sessions. I knew I needed to develop my presenting skills…and fast. The course was recommended to me by a previous attendee who raved about the course. Working as an expert in the Neurodiversity field too, I loved the theory side of the programme but the practical application and interactive nature of the course was brilliant. The transformation of all attendees, including more experienced speakers, was amazing in such a short amount of time. Thank you so much Paula for such an amazing experience.

Shelly Dival – Autism Design Specialist. Churchill Fellow. Advocate for enabling environments

Our next Neuropresenting ® 3-day immersion is being delivered in Perth from Friday 15th – Sunday 17th October 2021 and Sydney from Wednesday 27th – Friday 29th October 2021

The cost is $2,450 per person (early bird) including a comprehensive learning resource pack. Click here to register or contact us direct to hold your place

We also love to present this programme in-house which will be a customised and contexualised professional development journey for your key people.  We can also partner with your association if you are interested in hosting a Neuropresenting ® programme for your members or clients.

To register for our next public programmes or to host a Neuropresenting ® programme anywhere across the globe email paulasmith@gitp.com.au

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I have always been a little addicted to learning.

I love to continually hone skills, extend my knowledge base and attend professional development events so I can be of better service to my clients. Even after 30 years in my area of expertise I still look for opportunities to grow my knowledge and skill base. This year I decided to finally finish my master’s research degree. A big decision for a busy professional. It almost felt a little self-indulgent to spend days hidden away reading, researching and writing about all the things I love.

I am now at the final stages of my thesis and although I have immersed myself in powerful presenting for over 30 years, my master’s research has been digging a little deeper into leadership communication and story. I look forward to sharing my research through my work in the coming months and years. So, why did I want to extend my knowledge and expertise? well I like to think I am an expert in my industry and an expert is always trying to stay current and relevant.  I also work with experts and I coach experts.  During my master’s studies though, there was much discussion and debate about what defines an expert and who I could reference during my research. It really got me thinking about the term expert and who decides who is an expert?

According to the Cambridge Dictionary and expert is ‘a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to a particular subject or activity’

And Wikipedia says ‘An expert is someone who has a prolonged or intense experience through practice and education in a particular field’  I do like this one

Many professionals, like speakers and educators, learn deep, very deep; they become recognised industry experts. You may have noticed the word ‘expert’ being loosely thrown about these days. Some argue that expertise come from lived experience and not by getting a ‘piece of paper’, others argue that years of study or a qualification proves you’re an expert. I am a solid believer it’s lots of both. Lived experience is essential but also studying the insights from others in your field opens your mind to different perspectives and views. It gives you the opportunity to critically analyse past and current theories and practices and to conduct your own research in your area of expertise.

There is also the concept of the 10,000-hour rule.  This is derived from the work of psychologist K. Anders Ericsson, who studied the way people become experts in their fields. Author Malcolm Gladwell popularised the concept in his book “Outliers. Many have criticised or debunked this theory like the co-author of the book Peak Performance Brad Stulberg. He stated psychological research indicates expertise is really developed based on the way you practice, rather than the time you devote. This makes much more sense to me.  Even so, the 10,000-hour rule is a great ‘check in’ on how much time you have devoted to honing your skills.

I have found my clients don’t like paying for speakers or trainers who only share what anyone can quickly find on google; clients pay for the extra insights or gold nuggets experts share. They also pay for the way this gold is communicated and contexualised saving individuals and organisations time and money. Experts spend their life (or a large proportion of it) researching and exploring their area of expertise so you don’t have to, and they love nothing more than to share their findings with others.

Are you an expert? 

What have you been studying or exploring lately
to better serve your clients?

Next time you hear the word ‘expert’ what will you think? Are they really an expert? Are they a fake expert? Or are they an expert on a lifelong journey mastering their expertise along the way.

Paula Smith
Your expert in Presentation Intelligence ®
Keynote speaker CSP, master trainer, author and business leadership coach.

Paula is also the CEO of The Global Institute of Training and Presenting. GITP contracts many experts across a diverse range of industries and topics.

Feel free to reach out if you are looking for an expert to help you to achieve your personal, professional or organisational goals. Or reach out if you are an expert needing help to communicate/present your expertise.

We had our very first Speaking Practice for the year last week at the Crown Hotel and everyone who participated said they would be back.

The Speaking Practice is for our GITP community and graduates of our speaking/presenting prorgammes and provides a safe place for professionals to practice their speaking, training, stories and pitching.

The Speaking Practice was started a few years ago for Paula’s (GITP Director)  speaking and presenting clients to be able to practice in a safe environment and receive solid peer feedback.

Paula said that speaking professionals struggle with a place to go to hone their craft and get honest feedback from other professionals in the same or similar industries.

Each month we focus on a theme/methodology as well as what our attendees  are working on. This is not just another Public Speaking group, all of our members are developing and practicing  their commercial messages. Paula’s facilitates the practice and her expertise in Presentation Intelligence ™ (art, science and practice of commercial speaking) is what makes the speaking practice stand out from other public speaking groups.

If you would like to attend the Speaking Practice – Join our community and come on down

Next Speaking Practice in on the 2nd May at the Western Australian Club just prior to our event.