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Public Speaking Training: Create Compelling Speeches & Presentations
Level: Intermediate
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4.88/5 Based on 126 Reviews
In this Public Speaking & Presentation Skills training course, you learn how to strengthen your public speaking and presentation skills, build your confidence, and establish rapport with the audience — all while practising and delivering presentations in a safe environment with personalised feedback. You learn to apply effective public speaking skills, keep the audience focused on your message and design interactive questions to engage your audience.
Public speaking is required in almost every business role, but a variety of factors cause many professionals to struggle when talking in front of an audience. Attend this Public Speaking & Presentation Skills training course and learn to present with confidence!
Key Features of this Public Speaking & Presentation Skills Training:
- After-course instructor coaching benefit
- Learning Tree end-of-course exam included
- After-course computing sandbox included
You Will Learn How To:
- Speak publicly in a convincing, confident, and concise style
- Deliver dynamic and effective presentations
- Employ a method to create materials that support a compelling speech
- Build audience rapport through eye contact, vocal delivery, and body language
- Sharpen your public speaking skills by integrating feedback
Certifications/Credits:
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LIVE, INSTRUCTOR-LED
In Class & Live, Online Training
- 3-day instructor-led training course
- One-on-one after-course instructor coaching
- Tuition fee can be paid later by invoice -OR- at the time of checkout by credit card
TRAINING AT YOUR SITE
Team Training
- Bring this or any training to your organisation
- Full - scale program development
- Delivered when, where, and how you want it
- Blended learning models
- Tailored content
- Expert team coaching
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In Class & Live, Online Training
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25 - 27 Sep ( 3 Days)
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM BST London / Online (AnyWare) Reserve Your Seat -
15 - 17 Jan ( 3 Days)
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29 Apr - 1 May ( 3 Days)
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AFTERNOON START: Attend these live courses online via Anyware
24 - 26 Jul ( 3 Days)
2:00 PM - 9:30 PM BST Herndon, VA / Online (AnyWare) Reserve Your Seat -
23 - 25 Oct ( 3 Days)
2:00 PM - 9:30 PM BST New York / Online (AnyWare) Reserve Your Seat -
22 - 24 Jan ( 3 Days)
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15 - 17 Apr ( 3 Days)
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When you see the "Guaranteed to Run" icon next to a course event, you can rest assured that your course event — date, time, location — will run. Guaranteed.Important Public Speaking & Presentation Skills Course Information
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Recommended Experience
- Basic familiarity with PowerPoint
- Prior public speaking experience
Public Speaking & Presentation Skills Course Outline
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Creating Compelling Speeches
Employing a proven five-step method
- Hooking the audience
- Identifying the critical need
- Presenting the key ideas concisely
- Explaining the payoff
- Calling for action
Identifying your goal
- Informing
- Persuading
- Motivating
- Entertaining
The skill-building cycle
- Determining your baseline public speaking skills
- Taming fears and increasing confidence through practise and preparation
- Leveraging your own personality and style
- Increasing your awareness and abilities by evaluating other speakers
- Integrating audience feedback to fine-tune your delivery
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Building an Effective Presentation
The construction and design process
- Setting objectives
- Assessing and addressing the needs of your audience
- Matching purpose and point to the audience
- Creating the storyboard model
Mind mapping as a presentation design tool
- Rapidly capturing presentation ideas
- Structuring content for clarity
- Converting mind maps into presentations
Shaping the presentation
- Applying learning theory for optimal information transfer
- Employing 7+/-2 rule to aid comprehension
- Volume vs. retention
- Identifying the key points
Designing high-impact slides
- Making text, colour and graphics work together
- Limiting content to increase effect
- Employing information graphics to simplify complex data
- Avoiding visual traps
-
Engaging Your Audience
The speaker as a visual aid
- Directing the audience's natural eye movement
- Moving dynamically within the presentation space
- Engaging the entire audience with effective eye contact
- Synchronising gestures to the verbal message
Animating your speech with vocal variety
- Adding pitch modulation and dynamics
- Reinforcing points with pauses and silence
- Reducing verbal distractors
Delivering memorable openings and closings
- Five opening strategies to spark interest
- Motivating the audience with a call to action
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Adding Interactivity to Your Presentations
Drawing the audience
- Stimulating participation with preplanned questions
- Conveying content through topical questions
- When to ask rhetorical, group or targeted questions
Handling questions from the audience
- Reward, restate and respond
- Keeping your answers short and simple
- Getting back on track after an unplanned interruption
Managing the post-talk Q&A session
- Pre-empting "hot-button" questions
- Staying aware of the message you are conveying
- Priming the pump when there are no questions
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Rehearsing and Delivering Your Speech
Building confidence with practise
- Effective rehearsal techniques
- Incorporating audience feedback to improve a presentation
- Staying within your time limit
Delivering your presentation
- Opening dynamically to create a winning first impression
- Applying your public speaking toolkit
Team Training
Important Public Speaking & Presentation Skills Course Information
-
Recommended Experience
- Basic familiarity with PowerPoint
- Prior public speaking experience
Public Speaking & Presentation Skills Course Outline
-
Creating Compelling Speeches
Employing a proven five-step method
- Hooking the audience
- Identifying the critical need
- Presenting the key ideas concisely
- Explaining the payoff
- Calling for action
Identifying your goal
- Informing
- Persuading
- Motivating
- Entertaining
The skill-building cycle
- Determining your baseline public speaking skills
- Taming fears and increasing confidence through practise and preparation
- Leveraging your own personality and style
- Increasing your awareness and abilities by evaluating other speakers
- Integrating audience feedback to fine-tune your delivery
-
Building an Effective Presentation
The construction and design process
- Setting objectives
- Assessing and addressing the needs of your audience
- Matching purpose and point to the audience
- Creating the storyboard model
Mind mapping as a presentation design tool
- Rapidly capturing presentation ideas
- Structuring content for clarity
- Converting mind maps into presentations
Shaping the presentation
- Applying learning theory for optimal information transfer
- Employing 7+/-2 rule to aid comprehension
- Volume vs. retention
- Identifying the key points
Designing high-impact slides
- Making text, colour and graphics work together
- Limiting content to increase effect
- Employing information graphics to simplify complex data
- Avoiding visual traps
-
Engaging Your Audience
The speaker as a visual aid
- Directing the audience's natural eye movement
- Moving dynamically within the presentation space
- Engaging the entire audience with effective eye contact
- Synchronising gestures to the verbal message
Animating your speech with vocal variety
- Adding pitch modulation and dynamics
- Reinforcing points with pauses and silence
- Reducing verbal distractors
Delivering memorable openings and closings
- Five opening strategies to spark interest
- Motivating the audience with a call to action
-
Adding Interactivity to Your Presentations
Drawing the audience
- Stimulating participation with preplanned questions
- Conveying content through topical questions
- When to ask rhetorical, group or targeted questions
Handling questions from the audience
- Reward, restate and respond
- Keeping your answers short and simple
- Getting back on track after an unplanned interruption
Managing the post-talk Q&A session
- Pre-empting "hot-button" questions
- Staying aware of the message you are conveying
- Priming the pump when there are no questions
-
Rehearsing and Delivering Your Speech
Building confidence with practise
- Effective rehearsal techniques
- Incorporating audience feedback to improve a presentation
- Staying within your time limit
Delivering your presentation
- Opening dynamically to create a winning first impression
- Applying your public speaking toolkit
Public Speaking & Presentation Skills Training FAQs
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How will I practise and deliver my presentation?
You will give your presentation at the end of the course. Prior to you should practise effective rehearsal techniques, staying within your time limit, and opening dynamically to create a winning first impression.
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How will I receive feedback on my presentation?
There is an incorporating audience feedback to improve a presentation.
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Can I learn to improve my public speaking and presentation skills online?
Yes! We know your busy work schedule may prevent you from getting to one of our classrooms which is why we offer convenient online training to meet your needs wherever you want, including online training.
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Can I earn Professional Development Units for the Public Speaking: Compelling Speeches & Presentations course?
Yes, you can receive PDUs from the Public Speaking: Compelling Speeches & Presentations course.
To find out how many PDUs you can receive, check out the PMI Q&A List ›
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