Course Overview

Public speaking is an essential skill for nearly every professional. You may find yourself speaking to a committee to make a case for funding, management to advocate for your team, or your project office to report on project status. As common as it is, most people dread and even fear speaking in front of others.

In this course, you will discover the mindset, tools, and tactics to make you effective as a public speaker in any context for any purpose. You will explore your own fears about public speaking and learn strategies for turning that fear into energy to positively impact your message and delivery. Interactive exercises and rich discussion bring concepts to life. Throughout the course you will develop your own blueprint to set you up for success in your public speaking engagements after class.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for anyone who finds themselves needing to speak to groups of people for any reason. Course content applies to formal, informal, online, or in-person settings.

Course Objectives

• Embrace a healthy speaker mindset to enhance delivery
• Effectively prepare for a public speaking engagement
• Explore the real fear of public speaking and practice ways to mitigate it
• Utilize proven tactics to engage the audience and present successfully
• Understand top public speaking challenges and how to address them

Course Outline