The Complete Presenter™

The only workshop that teaches both:

• How to think on your feet - so you can respond clearly, confidently and persuasively, even under pressure.
• How to present with impact - so your message lands, whether you're in the room or on a screen.

Over three practical days, you’ll learn how to:

• Stay composed and structure your thoughts - even when you're put on-the-spot.
• Build presentations that are clear, focused and persuasive.
• Explain complex ideas in a way that people actually understand.
• Handle tough questions without waffling, freezing or overloading.
• Speak with presence and credibility - using your voice, body and message.

Who is it for?

This masterclass is ideal for anyone who presents to small groups, large audiences, or to the press and media. You will receive plenty of practice and hear evaluations about your delivery from our instructor and other participants. Other groups who will benefit include:

1. Anyone concerned about communications - including senior executives, managers, sales and marketing professionals, technical specialists, financial analysts, public affairs experts, and training professionals.
2. Anyone who needs to be clear, convincing, and memorable when speaking to others.
3. Anyone who doesn't relish the idea of speaking in public, dealing with difficult questions, or being put on the spot.
4. Any aspiring leaders or anyone who needs to demonstrate good leadership qualities, to convince and persuade others, to be seen and acknowledged as a leader. Read more about The Complete Presenter™ for aspiring leaders.
5. Technical and sales teams who need to sound like the expert they are - balancing effective communication with technical information and the listeners' needs - without causing confusion, over-selling or information overload. Read more...
6. Anyone who is pressed for time, this masterclass is intensive. Delegates would normally spend four days learning the core tools featured in the Think on Your Feet® and The Skilled Presenter™ workshops.
7. Anyone looking to make their training budget work harder should invest in this masterclass, as it dramatically reduces the cost of attending these workshops separately.

What's it all about?

“Communication is easy, right?”

We all do it every day — in meetings, on calls, in quick chats and formal presentations. And as your career progresses, you're expected to communicate more often, to more people, with more at stake. So yes, it should be easy... but it often isn’t.

In reality, poor communication is one of the biggest barriers to effective leadership and career growth. If you can't get your message across with clarity, confidence and purpose, it's hard to lead, influence or inspire.

The problem? Many still see communication as a 'soft skill' - something you either have or you don’t. But top leaders know better. They’ve developed these skills, often through training that helps them think fast, speak clearly and present with impact - in any situation.

The Complete Presenter™ is a practical, hands-on masterclass that combines two of Indigo’s most powerful communication workshops - Think on Your Feet® and The Skilled Presenter™ - into one intensive, three-day experience.

You'll build and strengthen the skills you need to present, respond and speak on your feet with clarity and control.

What will you get out of it?

You’ll learn how to:

• Communicate clearly and confidently in high-pressure, off-the-cuff situations.
• Organise your thinking quickly and buy yourself time when you need it.
• Simplify complex ideas and respond to challenging questions.
• Craft persuasive presentations that resonate with your audience.
• Stay calm and in control - even when things don’t go to plan.
• Deliver engaging, structured presentations and receive personalised feedback.

You'll practise the skills and techniques covered during the training and receive individual coaching and feedback. So whether you're speaking up in meetings, handling tough questions, or taking the stage, The Complete Presenter™ helps you show up with confidence every time.

What will your organisation get out of it?

Your people are the voice of your organisation - in meetings, pitches, client conversations and high-stakes presentations. When they can speak with clarity, confidence and purpose, it reflects directly on your brand, builds trust and drives better business outcomes.

By investing in The Complete Presenter™, your organisation will gain:

• Stronger communicators who can think clearly under pressure and speak with purpose.
• Faster, more effective meetings and decisions thanks to structured, concise contributions.
• More compelling client and stakeholder presentations that boost credibility and win buy-in.
• Greater team confidence in handling challenges, from tough questions to unexpected speaking moments.
• A stronger internal talent pipeline, with professionals ready to lead, influence and represent your organisation at every level.

This isn't just training - it's a long-term investment in how your people show up, lead and drive impact.

Typical workshop content

Thinking, structure and clear communication:

• Clear speaking is clear thinking.
• Structuring ideas simply and persuasively.
• Techniques to package persuasion.

Getting to the point and being remembered:

• Using 3-part plans to focus communication and display analysis.
• Providing your listeners with simple, memorable, unifying ideas.
• Relying on structured reasoning to answer questions.

Organising information in chronological order:

• Organising topics in terms of time.
• Handy fall-back whenever you're caught off guard.
• Explaining step-by-step processes clearly.

Using geography and places as your organising framework:

• Achieving instant, visual impact.
• Supporting big topics.

Dividing information into well-defined facets or aspects_

• Conveying thoughtfulness and fair-mindedness.
• Addressing questions in terms of different viewpoints.

Handling questions quickly and coherently:

• Answering questions when under fire.
• Buying time to think.
• Clarifying the question.
• Reframing to move forward.

Broadening or narrowing your listener's perspective:

• Avoiding direct confrontation.
• Handling sensitive or confidential information.
• Countering sweeping generalisations.

Analysing topics in terms of two extremes leading to a compromise:

• Dealing with controversial topics.
• Looking for the middle ground.
• Displacing extreme viewpoints.

Presenting proposals, new products or services:

• Showing advantages to the listener.
• Distinguishing benefits from features.

Applying the Skills:

• When you have no time to prepare.
• Review bridging.
• Building speed.
• Speaking when "on the spot".
• Outlining a brief presentation.

When you have a little time:

• Making what you have to say relevant.
• Developing the above presentation for a specific audience.
• Deliver the presentation.

When you have plenty of time:

• Creating an audience-focused presentation.
• The "7 Question Game".
• Combining plans.
• The 3 + 1 format.

Fleshing out your ideas:

• Adding examples for memorable explanations.
• Using analogies familiar to your listener.
• Showing dramatic contrast through opposites and extremes.
• Showing reasons clearly.
• Using "Who, What, When, Where, Why" To Tell a Story.
• Plan and present a formal presentation.

Practice and rehearsal essentials:

• The importance of rehearsal.
• Speed talking.
• Timing.

Performance skills:

• Eye contact.
• Creating rapport with your audience.
• Guidelines for comfortable eye contact.

Gestures:

• The importance of authentic gestures.
• Developing a "home" position.
• Adjusting for audience size.

Stance and movement:

• Creating confidence.
• Avoiding distractions.
• Moving with a purpose.
• Voice.
• Speed, variation and modulation.
• Reducing speech errors.
• Projecting without strain.

Prepare and rehearse a formal presentation:

• Graphics and visual aids.
• Using slides to support your presentation.
• Guidelines for impact visuals.
• Tables, charts and graphs.

At the end of the masterclass, all delegates will be asked to:

• Prepare visuals for presentation.
• Deliver presentations.
• Review learning, next steps and close.

Duration, delivery methods and languages available

Indigo is proud to be an official licensed provider of Think on Your Feet® and The Skilled Presenter™. This masterclass is an intensive and practical three day event that is available as online learning for groups and teams; or face-to-face at your choice of date and location, worldwide, if you have a group or team to train. We can also offer this workshop in a number of languages, using our international network of trainers.

Official UK Distributor

Indigo Business Services Limited is the exclusive UK Distributor for Think on Your Feet® International and McLuhan & Davies Communications, Inc. Our trainers are all licensed to deliver using original licensed materials. Read more in our press release: Indigo Business Services Named Exclusive UK Distributor for Think on Your Feet®