Speech - Public Speaking & Presentations

 At some point during your academic life or professional career, you will have to speak before an audience. Whether it’s to present your class project or your work presentation to your colleagues or your boss – public speaking can typically occur in many dynamics regardless of the size of your audience, but what you want is for your listener to hear you out by understanding you. Learn to engage people by actively encouraging them to listen when you speak. Speak directly and with confidence. Everyone experiences some level of shyness when they are speaking publicly, but knowing your audience requires “speaking for yourself” through your body language, your tone, your clarity, and confidence. You will know your listener and audience are engaged when they are watching, listening and wanting to know what else you have to say! 

• Build Confidence: Gain confidence in public speaking through practice and feedback. 
• Engage Audiences: Learn techniques to engage and maintain audience interest. 
• Effective Communication: Develop clear and concise speaking skills. 
• Body Language and Delivery: Use body language and vocal variety to enhance presentations. 
• Audience Analysis: Understand and adapt to different audience dynamics. 

 Introduction to Public Speaking (20 minutes) 

Importance in academics and careers 

Overcoming fears 

Building Confidence (20 minutes) 

Boosting self-confidence 

Practice exercises and feedback 

Engaging Audiences (20 minutes) 

Capturing audience interest 

Using stories and humor 

Effective Communication (20 minutes) 

Clear and concise speaking 

Structuring presentations 

Body Language and Delivery (20 minutes) 

Importance of body language 

Vocal delivery techniques 

Conclusion and Q&A (20 minutes) 

Recap key points 

Adapting to audience dynamics 

Q&A session