The Art of Public Speaking

The Art of Public Speaking

Public speaking ranks as one of the top phobias for most people. This two day practical course shows individuals how they can overcome this fear and how to develop the necessary skills to deliver speeches with impact as well as charm their audience. Public speaking is an art which can be mastered.

DAY 1 Session 1: Overcoming the fear ofpublic speaking

• Understanding why people fear public speaking.
• An exercise to develop the confidence required for speaking in public.

Session 2: Preparing for a speech

• Preparing the speech: structure and content.
• Recalling and rehearsing your speech.
• Adjusting to the mental state required to deliver an effective speech.

Session 3: Delivering the speech: Body Language

• Recognising your presentation style.
• Understanding the importance of body language in public speaking: movements, postureand voice.

Session 4: Public Speaking Exercise I

• A practical exercise for applying the skills learned: Delivering a 5 minute speech.
• Evaluation on individual basis and feedback.

DAY 2 Session 5: Establishing Rapport with the audience

• The importance of establishing rapport with the audience.
• Practical and effective technique for creating an instantaneous connection.

Session 6: Arousing enthusiasm and stirring emotions

• Ways of making a speech interesting and maintaining the audience's attention.
• Secrets for generating emotional impacts to the audience.

Session 7: Handling questions

• Staying calm and able to deal with questions.
• Providing effective responses.

Session 8: Public Speaking Exercise II

• A practical exercise for applying the skills learned: Delivering a 10 minute speech.
• Evaluation on individual basis and feedback.