Public Speaking: Speaking Under

Most of the time, things that look really easy from an observer’s point of view are the result of careful planning. In this session, you will learn about strategies to help you with planning.

Having more than one way to approach something helps develop greater awareness. There are a few different tools that can help with this. In this session, you will look at how to apply force field analysis to a controversial topic in order to speak about it with depth, and also learn about pros and cons analysis.

A message can be turned into something persuasive when things are considered from the audience’s point of view. This requires spending some time researching who will be in attendance and what their needs are. In this session, you will discuss how to get to know the listener’s by using an audience profile form to collect needed information.

Nervousness is a sign that your physical and emotional self is interfering with your ability to speak. Even seasoned public speakers can get a case of nerves from time to time. What is important is to learn how to control nervousness and make the best of that energy. In this session, you will examine how to control nervousness so that it has as little impact as possible on one’s ability to speak confidently.

People can sometimes be distracted and not giving their full attention to your message. In order for them to hear and remember what you are saying, it is important to make sure they are paying attention. In this session, you will learn about some non-verbal skills that can help you to get your point across.

It is important to focus our thoughts and to be clear so that the audience will know what we are telling them or what we are asking of them. In order to be clear, a message must be distilled down to its bare essentials. In this session, you will learn how to take your message and refine it into something clear that you can discuss, which becomes the key theme.

One of the best ways to learn how to speak under pressure is to take every opportunity to speak. Be careful, though, to make sure that when you do speak, that it has value. Do not talk just to talk. In this session, you will review the idea of key sentences and how to use them in real situations.

When presenting an idea, it is often necessary to get listeners to agree with your points. Mastering persuasive language makes this task easier. In this session, you will look at a three-part method to help deliver ideas in a powerful way. You will also have an opportunity to practice the technique.

In this session, we will give you a five-step plan for organizing your information into an outline. We will also talk about some different ways of organizing information.

In this session, you will learn about how to project a positive image with body language and how to make their voice pleasant to listen to, along with tips for managing a hostile or demanding audience.

Practice makes perfect, and the more times you are asked to react on the spot, the easier it will become. In this session, you will practice answering a question, and applying what you have learned so far.

To have the most impact when making a presentation, it is important to have an engaging start and then to reinforce the theme with a memorable finish. In this session, you will learn about some guidelines for creating strong beginnings and endings that people will recall after the presentation.

In this session, you will learn some basic tools for captivating their audience in a longer presentation. Topics will include using symbols, comparison and contrast, and statistics.

In this session, you will prepare, practice, and then deliver a presentation.