Presenting with Impact
Because it’s not what you say — it’s how you make people feel.
At a glance
Why This Matters
Every professional has ideas worth sharing – but ideas alone don’t create impact. The ability to present with clarity, authenticity, and presence is what turns messages into moments that move people.
This workshop helps participants transform the way they communicate; whether in boardrooms, client meetings, or virtual settings. Through experiential activities, video practice, and real-time feedback, learners discover how to structure content for influence, connect emotionally with their audience, and project confidence even under pressure using the right tone and body language.
Research shows numbers that are stark
(Prezi & Harris Poll, 2023)
70%
Of employees believe presentation skills are critical to career success
25%
Fewer than 25% feel confident presenting to senior stakeholders
Business Impact You’ll See
“Designing a presentation without an audience in mind is like writing a love letter and addressing it ‘To Whom It May Concern.’”
— Ken Haemer
Designed for
Individual Contributors
First-Time Managers
Mid-Level Managers
Client-Facing Professionals
Designed the FocusU Way
Behind every FocusU experience lies a design philosophy we call FACETS:
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F
Feedback
Learners get actionable insight into where they stand
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A
Application
Whatever is learnt is applied within the session itself
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C
Contextual
Examples are drawn from the client industry and organization
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E
Experiential
Learning by doing, not by being told
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T
Tailored
Personalised to the lived experiences of the individual learner
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S
Stimulating
Inspiring new thinking and imagination in the learner
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Walk-Through of Learner Experience
At FocusU, every learning experience follows a deliberate arc – moving participants
from awareness to application, and from insight to action.
| STAGE | WHAT HAPPENS |
|---|---|
| Discover | Participants experience engaging activities, challenges and scenarios that surface real attitudes, assumptions, and patterns of behaviour. |
| Reflect | Guided debriefs and discussions help them make sense of what they experienced - connecting it to their personal and workplace realities. |
| Reframe | Learners explore new mindsets, tools, and frameworks that offer fresh ways to approach everyday challenges. |
| Apply | Through practice, planning, and peer feedback, participants translate insights into actionable commitments they can take back to work. |
Every FocusU intervention is designed to move learners from knowing to doing – ensuring
that learning doesn’t end in the workshop, but continues in how people think, collaborate, and lead.
Trusted by businesses big and small
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We were initially apprehensive on how the team building event would play out, as we had not worked with FocusU earlier. However, FocusU exceeded our expectations; they did a wonderful job in bringing together a diverse group of people. At the end, there were only smiles and laughter. A special mention for “Pixel Challenge” – the painting that we created as a team, is something we proud of!
Mukesh Soni
J.P. Morgan Asset Management Vice President -
As a People’s company, everyone knows and understands the concept of Growth Mindset & Accountability, however the kind of activities and experiential learning programmed by FocusU added an element of excitement and gave us enough room to think and play around it. Great effort was put into make the overall session very logical coupled with the de-briefs after summing up each activity.
Divya Chauhan
TrueBlue India LLP L&D Partner -
Using people engagement, leadership & team effectiveness to fuel business turnaround and results upped my faith in the power of the ‘more human approach’ that I believe in. The web of deep connections that we established, grew over time, and we saw what a group of united, committed and intelligent individuals can achieve as ‘One Team’. The FocusU team were true catalysts in this journey.
Aanchal Grover
HUL North Team HR Business Partner -
FocusU has always delivered to the objective set out with perfection. They always bring new ideas and exercises to help deliver the message and achieve the objective. Lego Serious Play is an extremely powerful tool which we have used for team visioning sessions. The entire exercise is engaging and helps bring out various aspects of discussion on the table in a non-threatening way.
Sachin Jain
PepsiCo India Region Manager Leadership Capability -
The concepts discussed in the workshop helped our participants to collaborate better with their cross-functional team members. Your openness & promptness in working on feedback shared with you is commendable. The change made in getting the participants to come up with their own case study and getting them to use it during the workshop has been a wonderful value addition.
Ananta Yadav
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratory Manager L&D -
The whole process of pre-planning, material delivery, organizing instructions, venue visit etc, was done seamlessly. As observers,it was amazing to see the energy rising with each activity and continued so till closure. The event was very will timed, the debriefs were very specific and applicable to work life, the execution team was very professional, yet engaged with our employees very well.
Neeta Kwatra
Genpact Social Impact Fellowship Senior Consultant -
My overall experience as a learning consultant was definitely perfect and I would surely recommend FocusU within my network. Content for the two series of workshops on Leadership challenge was apt for our new managers and added a lot of value.
Upasna Bhatia
BlackRock Talent Management -
Working with FocusU allows us to leave our worries to you and your team; with the confidence that you will make it happen! Each time we have partnered with you, it has been a brilliant experience. Each time our ask has been different and you and the team have delivered and exceeded expectations! It’s wonderful to have a learning partner that get your vision and helps translate it brilliantly!
Namrata Singh
HSBC Learning Experience and Engagement Lead
Frequently asked questions
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For each workshop, we can help you with three different teasers you can customize and share periodically with participants to build excitement and get traction.
You can download a program overview from each of the topic pages. Do note that while this will give you a broad structure of the workshop, our learning designers will still need to talk with you to customize the workshop to your context.
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Presentation into an Experience?
Let’s co-create an experience that helps your people communicate
with presence, passion, and purpose.