Public Speaking

A great presenter has two notable qualities: appropriate skills and personal confidence. Confidence comes from knowing what you want to say and being comfortable with your communication skill.

In any given situation the speaker’s options are fight or flight. Important is what is your choice?

Target Audience

This workshop is intended for anyone who is looking to improve their public image when speaking or presenting in front of any audience professionally or at social platforms. The typical learners will include but aren’t limited to;

• Society Seniors and Philanthropists
•  Known Personalities (Sports persons, Celebrities)
• Corporate Heads
• Sales and Marketing Professionals
• Managers and Supervisors
• Customer Service Staff (reception, front desk)

Course Objectives

• Establish rapport with your audience
• Learn techniques to reduce nervousness and fear
• Understand your strengths as a presenter and how to appeal to different types of people
• Recognize how visual aids can create impact and attention
• Develop techniques to create a professional presence
• Learn some different ways to prepare and organize information
• Prepare, practice, and deliver a short presentation

How we teach at Spoton:

This course comprises activities which enable experience through simulations and role plays, and defining clear personal guidelines for learner to become the unparalleled speaker and presenter.

Handouts and reading material will be provided where necessary to support methodology and understanding of the topic.

Course Outline

Communication

• To begin, participants will explore key communication skills, including how to start and end a conversation.
• Use correct accent
• Keep voice steady
• Know your audience
• Analyze the   audience
• Know the occasion
• Structuring your speech

Stop! Check Your Mouth!

• Next, participants will learn about characteristics that can make or break the audience’s impression of a speaker, including volume, clichés, slang, diction, jargon, and tact (or lack thereof).

What’s Your Type? How About Mine?

During this session, participants will explore their personality type and what it means for them as a speaker.

Positive Self-Talk

• In this session, participants will learn how to build their self-confidence – a key skill for any public speaker.

Trust

• This session will explore the idea of rapport and how it can help build relationships.

Maximizing the Most of Meetings

• Meetings are a central part of communication and cooperation within any organization. This session will give participants some ways to successfully prepare for and present at any meeting.

Body Language

• During this session, participants will learn some ways to make sure their body language is sending the right message.

EX:

• Posture/stance
• Hand gestures
• Other gestures
• Building confidence
• Walking and talking

Sticky Situations

• This session will give participants some tools to deal with uncomfortable situations.

I Can Just Send an E-mail, Right?

• Next, participants will explore the value of oral presentations.

Overcoming Nervousness

• To conclude the first day, we will look at some suggestions for handling nervousness.

The Five S’s

• To begin the second day, participants will learn about the five S’s of a good presentation: significance, scenario, solutions, sequelae, and suggestions.

Start Writing!

• This session will focus on the nuts and bolts of creating your presentation.

Audience Profile

• Next, participants will look the value of audience profiles.

Your Speaking Voice

• This session will look at the eight key parts of a presenter’s message.

Add Punch to Your Presentation

• There are many types of visual aids. We will provide an overview of, and tips for, the most common visuals during this session.

Your Presentation

• To wrap things up, participants will prepare and present a short presentation. Participants will evaluate each other and provide constructive feedback.
• Focus on the physical appearance before your presentation.

 EX:

• Colors
• Clothes
• Hair/scarf
• Makeup
• Jewelry
• Shoes

Workshop Wrap-Up

At the end of the course, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.

Benefits of Public Speaking

• Develop excellent oral and written communication skills
• Develop excellent critical thinking skills
• Develop effective tools for research, organization and presentation.
• Career Growth
• Enhance Your Public Speaking