Foundations of Public Speaking

About Course:

Public speaking is an essential skill for most professionals, yet often people dread 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 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.

This course has been approved for 7 PDUs | 7 CDUs

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

Audience:

• This course is intended for anyone who finds themselves needing to speak to groups of people for any reason. The content applies to formal, informal, online, or in-person speaking. Throughout the course, you will develop your own blueprint to set you up for success in your public speaking engagements after class.

Prerequsites:

• None