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Presenting Findings to Executives and Boards

Senior audiences read the first paragraph and then start asking questions. Preparation for that reality is the whole point here: shaping a recommendation before the slides exist, defending numbers under challenge, and knowing what to cut when the agenda slips and forty minutes becomes twelve.

What you will be able to do

  • Reduce a body of analysis to a single recommendation and three supporting points.
  • Build a board pack that reads well on its own, before any presentation is given.
  • Design slides that support a spoken argument instead of duplicating it.
  • Answer challenging questions without conceding ground you have evidence for.
  • Compress a prepared presentation into a shorter slot at short notice.
  • Read the room and adjust pace, detail and emphasis while speaking.

Course outline

  1. 01What senior audiences actually want first
  2. 02Building the recommendation before the slides
  3. 03Board packs and supporting documentation
  4. 04Slide design and data on screen
  5. 05Delivery, pace and presence
  6. 06Handling challenge and hostile questioning
  7. 07Cutting to time under pressure

Who should attend

Managers, heads of department, analysts, internal auditors and project leads who report to executive committees, boards, councils or investment panels.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Durban3R13,000
24 to 26 Aug 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
7 to 9 Sep 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Dubai3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Lagos3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Harare3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000
26 to 28 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000
9 to 11 Nov 2026Online3US$900
16 to 18 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Accra3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Kigali3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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