Advanced Report Writing and Presentation Skills Course

Introduction
This training course will help delegates structure clear, concise, audience-focused content with strong data visualization, master persuasive delivery through storytelling and body language, and use tools like PowerPoint effectively, all to drive decisions and share knowledge powerfully, moving beyond basic templates to create real impact.
Key focus areas include audience analysis, logical flow (the Pyramid Principle), data visualization, storytelling, and confident Q&A handling.

Training Methodology
The Advanced Report Writing and Presentation Skills training course will combine presentations with interactive practical exercises, supported by video materials, activities, and case studies. The seminars will use the most up-to-date presentation and interactive methods of work with the group’s modernization, focusing on problem identification in the thematic area, and group work of the participants on finding solutions, or ways to solve the identified problems through the discussion of practical examples, and tasks modelling.

Who Should Attend?
The ALARDI Africa Advanced Report Writing and Presentation Skills training course is designed to develop essential communication, writing, and presentation skills. It is designed for experienced Managers, Directors, Senior Leaders, and Technical Professionals looking to acquire the vital techniques to prepare and present high-quality reports and presentations.

Course Outline

Day One: Reporting Scope and Structure

• Key principles and definitions
• Scoping a report based on your objectives
• Organizing content to match the audience
• Developing a compelling storyboard using the Pyramid Principle
  • Situation
  • Complication
  • Question
  • Answer (how, why, or what)
  • Key Lines
• Achieving flow through effective transitioning
  • Deductive reasoning
  • Abductive arguments
• Content, Substance and Getting Your Message Clear
• Planning for the perfect presentation
• Seven step preparation model
• Researching the audience and setting time related objectives

Day Two: Report Writing and Presentations Editing and Improving

• Key principles of editing and making your writing clear, concise and convincing
• Developing a ‘lean & fit’ writing style to your content
• Tailoring your message to the reader’s needs
• Is the reader clear as to WHY we are writing?
• Clear and concise writing editing techniques
• Active and passive voice (what is the difference and guidelines for use?)
• Characteristics of organized writing and presentation
• Gathering and analyzing data
  • Empirical data
  • Anecdotal data
• Finding the “So What?” and connecting with audience
• Generating conclusions and creating a call to action
• Presenting recommendations using Opportunity Charters

Day Three: Repurposing Reports for Presentations

• Fundamentals of data visualization
• Gene Zelazny’s Approach to visual aids
• Determining message (Purpose, audience & key idea)
• Design principles for creating high-impact slides in PowerPoint
• How to structure your slide presentation – examples
• Time-saving tips to create PowerPoint slides in a hurry
• The use of templates, colour, shapes, and design tips
• How to create notes, handouts and using as a presenter
• Creating a ‘map’ for your audience
• Planning sessions

Day Four: Presentation Skills

• Key principles of professional presentations
• Harnessing nerves in a creative way
• Talk, Sound and Look Like a Professional
• The importance of good eye contact in presenting
• Body language and assertiveness
• The differing skills for small or platform presentations
• Step into another person’s shoes to appreciate their motivation
• The importance of first and last impressions
• Presentation contents
  • Opening with a bang – icebreakers and setting the tone
  • Guiding audience through the report body with a clear structure
  • Using transitions
  • Ending memorably
• Presentation style
  • Visual elements
  • Vocal elements
  • Verbal usage
• Putting it all together for balanced and impactful presentations
  • The final presentations
  • The keys of effective presenting and technical report writing
  • Action planning

Day Five: Advanced Presentation Skills

• Getting interaction and engagement
• Handling questions and staying on track
• Sources of images, artwork, and video
• Embedding video, graphs, pictures, and other elements
• Using transitions, animation and creative effectiveness
• How to make your own video presentations using PowerPoint
• Venue considerations and why they are so important
• Identifying comparison (Component, time-series, item, frequency & correlation)
• Selecting chart type (Column, bar, pie, line & bubble)
• Practice sessions

Certificate
On successful completion of this training course, the ALARDI Africa Certificate will be issued to the participants.

Venue:
Kenya-Nairobi – Cost USD 1800
UAE-Dubai – Cost USD 2000

Date: 14th – 18th September 2026