Public Speaking NY

PUBLIC SPEAKING COURSE OUTLINE

The seminar, which will have a limited enrollment to ensure participation by and attention to each person, will cover the essentials of preparing and delivering a public presentation, including:

• Keys to building confidence
• Overcoming natural nervousness
• The all important structure: Organizing and drafting your speech
• How to effectively prepare for your talk
• What to do right before you speak
• The importance of practice and how to go about it; how to rehearse
• Mastering your delivery.
• Advice on what you should do and not do during your presentation
• Effective use of your voice and voice projection.
• Body language, movements, postures, and appearance
• The Audience; how to connect, how to hold its attention and how to handle questions

The final segment of the seminar will focus on the critique and evaluation of practice speeches. Each participant will present a talk up to 5 minutes in the class, and this will be taped and a CD provided for each person's future reference.

The Power of the spoken word..be positive...be confident