Presentation Skills for Engineers

Each professional engineering regulatory board across Canada has different CPD requirements, and some boards require strictly technical CPD courses related to your discipline. Courses in the area of Business Skills, Firm Management, or Personal Development may not qualify. Check your regulator's criteria to confirm the courses you need to fulfill your provincial requirements.

In Presentation Skills for Engineers , you'll learn ...

• How to organize technical ideas into a presentation
• Techniques for understanding the target audience
• Ten preplanning questions to improve communication of ideas
• Methods of managing a question and answer session to enhance the presentation

Overview

This course enhances the engineer’s ability to deliver more effective presentations. With better presentation skills, the engineer is more able to accurately transfer technical knowledge to the listening audience. The engineer will learn the ten questions to be answered before developing the presentation, general ideas on presentation organization, points for improving delivery skills, and managing constructive question and answer sessions.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• How to organize technical ideas into a presentation
• Techniques for understanding the target audience
• Ten preplanning questions to improve communication of ideas
• Methods of managing a question and answer session to enhance the presentation
• How to use audio visuals appropriately
• Key points to observe when practicing the presentation beforehand
• How to deliver the presentation in a way that engages the audience

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 10 questions. CPD credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.