Public Speaking

According to a survey by the Sunday Times of London, 41% of people list public speaking as their biggest fear. Forget small spaces, darkness, and spiders, standing up in front of a crowd and talking is far more terrifying for most people. Through this course, you will become more confident and relaxed in front of an audience which will translate into a successful speaking event.

However, mastering this fear and getting comfortable speaking in public can be a great ego booster, not to mention a huge benefit to your career. This course will give you some valuable public speaking skills, including in-depth information on developing an engaging program and delivering your presentation with power.

Identifying Your Audience

The key to effective public speaking is preparation. The better you prepare, the more confident you will feel.

Preparation begins with identifying your audience. What do you know about your audience? What do they care about? What’s important to them? Do they have any misconceptions about your topic? These are the kinds of questions you should ask as part of your preparation. Sitting down and listing the questions, and your answers to them, will give you a basic structure for your speech, around which you can add things and take them away as you see fit.

Holding the attention of an audience and speaking to what interests them is the most important thing about any public speech. It is not merely about what you say, but also how you say it. If you have a message you wish to get across, then think of how that message will communicate itself best to the audience you are speaking to.

The Public Speaking course will give you some basic public speaking skills, including in-depth information on developing an engaging program and delivering their presentation with power.

Course Objectives:

• Identify their audience
• Create a basic outline
• Organize their ideas
• Flesh out their presentation
• Find the right words
• Prepare all the details
• Overcome nervousness
• Deliver a polished, professional speech
• Handle questions and comments effectively