Effective Public Speaking Skills

Speaking in public can be nerve racking, this course will provide you with the essential skills to speak with confidence and remain in control throughout.

Course Objectives:

• Practice the skills necessary to control a presentation
• Understand how to get the message across
• Learn how to manage nerves
• Practice essential communication skills
• Understand the ways that people try to distract
• Practice handling challenging people
• Discover the key skills to keep the audience on your side
• Understand the needs of different audience types
• Develop a personal action plan

Course Content:

• The basics of a presentation
• The importance of planning and practice
• Knowing your subject
• What makes you nervous and how to control your nerves
• What does the audience want?
• Handling a challenging audience

This highly practical course will involve pre-course preparation for practical exercises which will be recorded and played back for discussion