Presentation Skills For Product Managers

How you create presentations that help you convince stakeholders

What you'll learn

Identifying your audience

Structuring your presentation

Designing effective slides

Using data and visuals to tell your story

Collaborating with stakeholders

Practicing and delivering your presentation

Handling Q&A and feedback

Requirements

No experience needed. We will cover the fundamentals of presentation skills and slide writing

Description

As a product manager, your ability to communicate effectively and persuasively is crucial to your success. Whether you're pitching a new product idea to your boss, presenting to potential investors, or leading a team meeting, your presentation skills can make or break the success of your message.In this course, you'll learn the essential skills and techniques for creating effective presentations that help you convince stakeholders. You'll begin by learning how to identify your audience, tailoring your message to their needs and interests. You'll then explore different structures for presentations and how to create a clear and logical flow that engages your audience.Next, you'll discover the principles of effective slide design, including techniques for creating visually appealing slides and avoiding common mistakes. You'll also learn how to use data to support your message, including creating effective visuals and graphs, and best practices for presenting data.In addition, you'll learn how to work with your boss and other stakeholders to collaborate on presentations, handle conflicting opinions and feedback, and incorporate feedback effectively.Finally, you'll learn strategies for improving your presentation skills over time, including tips for rehearsing your presentation, techniques for delivering a confident and engaging presentation, and how to handle questions from your audience.By the end of this course, you'll have the knowledge and skills you need to create effective presentations that help you persuade and influence stakeholders in your role as a product manager.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Course Overview

Lecture 2 Importance of presentation skills for product managers

Lecture 3 Different types of presentations and their objectives

Section 2: Audience

Lecture 4 Importance of knowing your audience

Lecture 5 Techniques for identifying your audience

Lecture 6 How to tailor your presentation to your audience

Section 3: Key Message

Lecture 7 Identifying your main message

Lecture 8 Creating a clear and concise message

Lecture 9 The importance of focusing on your main message

Section 4: Structure

Lecture 10 Different structures for presentations

Lecture 11 How to create a clear and logical flow

Lecture 12 Tips for organizing your ideas

Section 5: Slide Design

Lecture 13 Principles of effective slide design

Lecture 14 Techniques for creating visually appealing slides

Lecture 15 Common mistakes to avoid

Section 6: Working with Data

Lecture 16 Techniques for using data to support your message

Lecture 17 How to create effective visuals and graphs

Lecture 18 Best practices for presenting data

Section 7: Collaboration

Lecture 19 How to work with your boss or stakeholders on a presentation

Lecture 20 Tips for effective collaboration

Lecture 21 How to handle conflicting opinions and feedback

Section 8: Delivery

Lecture 22 The importance of practice

Lecture 23 Techniques for delivering a confident and engaging presentation

Lecture 24 How to handle questions from your audience

Section 9: Q&A Handling

Lecture 25 Techniques for receiving and incorporating feedback

Lecture 26 Tips for rehearsing your presentation

Lecture 27 Strategies for improving your presentation skills over time

Product Managers and everyone who is or wants to work at a tech company or startup