Conquering Your Fear of Speaking in Public

Audiences do not come in one size, mentality, temperament. In order to be effective and most importantly, adaptive, public speakers need to react appropriately in situations where the audience is hostile, demanding, or difficult. Public Speaking: Speaking Under Pressure is the course need to equip learners for those situations.

An asset for learners, Public Speaking: Speaking Under Pressure is tailored to those seeking the confidence to speak up in meetings, make presentations on behalf of their organization, or effec-tively organize thoughts and ideas to convey them convincingly, persuasively, and confidently..

By the end this course participants will be able to:

• Apply quick and easy preparation methods that will work whether you have one minute or one week to prepare.
• Prepare for questions, even before you know what those questions will be.
• Overcome nervousness that you may have when speaking in front of a group, particularly if the group is not sympathetic to what you have to say.
• Use presentation techniques that establish your credibility and help to persuade.

Course Outline :

Getting Started

• What is Speaking Under Pressure?
• Presentation Preparation
• Evaluations

Planning

• Preparing to Plan
• Presentation Preparation
• Evaluations

Force Field Analysis

• What is Force Field Analysis?
• Exercise
• Pros and Cons

Understanding Your Audience

• Understanding Your Audience, Part One
• Audience Profiles
• Understanding Your Audience, Part Two
• Finding Common Ground
• Practical Application

Controlling Your Jitters

• Overcoming Nervousness
• Presentation

Making Your Listener Hear You
Key Themes

• About Key Themes
• Practical Application
• Key Sentences
• Structuring Ideas
• Three Key Points
• Building a Three-Part Plan
• Practical Application

Organization Methods

• Using Time, Place, and Aspect
• Practical Application
• Two Additional Plans

Our Body Language

• How the Listener Takes Control
• The Meaning Behind Our Message
• If You Could Be…
• Beginnings and Endings
• Expanding a Basic Plan
• Presentations