"speech is power: speech is to persuade,

to convert, to compel."

 

Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

• Increased confidence in public speaking and making presentations

• Strategies to overcome nerves

• Tips on use of body language and voice to add impact 

• The ability to make audience-centred speeches with a clear message

• Strategies to keep the audience’s attention and engage the emotional brain

• Storytelling techniques

• Several opportunities to practise the skills you’re learning

• Honest feedback to help you improve

 

All too often we have great ideas, but we fall down when it comes to communicating them to others. It may be nerves, it may be a pre-programmed notion that we're no good at public speaking, or it may be it's just easier to sit back and let someone else do the talking.

 

This course will immerse you in the experience of speech-making. Fun, stretching and creative, you'll receive a toolkit of techniques to structure and deliver audience-centred presentations and speeches.  You'll use the power of personal storytelling to engage the emotional brain of your listeners. You'll learn that no speech should be attempted without first distilling it down to a key message, and being clear on your purpose of speaking. And you'll discover ways of dealing with nerves, keeping the audience's attention and handling their questions effectively.

 

You'll make several speeches over the course of the session, receiving honest feedback from your facilitator and fellow participants.

 

And you'll return to the workplace actually looking forward to your next chance to speak!