Learn to speak in public and engage the audience
Introduction
Speaking in public is a challenging task for many, especially when the audience:
- is particularly competent and authoritative;
- will evaluate your performance;
- can influence your future, personal or professional;
- is simply… large!
You also might find it challenging to face the presence of media, especially if the camera is involved.
Well, this course aims at helping you to be well-prepared to speak in public and manage challenging situations.
Aims
This course is designed to help you develop the skills related to public speaking when you have to make a presentation (of projects, reports, others) in meetings or situations where media and/or a larger audience is involved.
Contents
Basic concepts
- The types of audience you can meet
- Presenting to your colleagues, in a meeting, or to a broad audience
- The importance of the environment and the tools used
- The map and the territory: why you must know both
Prepare your speech
- Being well prepared is crucial for your success
- Methods to structure the contents
- Opening and engaging the audience
- Managing the presentation effectively
- The conclusion
Managing emotion
- Tips to prevent undesired emotion effects: how to manage and control them
- How to interact with the audience when you don’t feel comfortable
Presentation and audience management
- Is the audience really interested in your speech?
- The gaze trap
- How to manage the space and the movement
- Controlling your voice effectively: volume, tempering, pause, silence
- Interacting with participants: questions and distraction management
- Managing bored, tired, exuberant audience
Non-verbal communication
- Pay attention to your look
- Posture
- Proxemics
- Gesture
- Things to avoid, suggested attitudes and postures
What about the learning material?
- Course slides
- Articles about effective communication
- Video clips
- Cartoon strips
- Recommended movies
Teaching method
- This course has been designed and structured to promote complete immersion in the topic and the individual experience
- The participants will face situations through exercises and video clips that reproduce moments similar to the ones they face daily.
- Would you like to know more about the teaching method? Click here.
Final test and certificate
At the end of the course, participants take a test; after passing it, they can download their certificate of attendance.
Duration
8 hours or more.