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Introduction to Public Speaking

University of Washington

This comprehensive course equips learners with the essential skills to excel in public speaking scenarios, whether in professional, academic, or public settings. The curriculum covers structuring speeches, enhancing memorability, and cultivating confidence in delivery.

Through immersive VR experiences, participants gain real-time feedback and refine their abilities in a simulated auditorium or conference room. The course also focuses on overcoming public speaking anxiety, developing a strong speaking voice, and executing dynamic movements to captivate audiences.

Learn to diminish anxiety, leverage rehearsal methods, and execute speeches for various contexts, from briefings to hour-long presentations. Enhance your speaking fundamentals or elevate your existing skills to new heights.

  • Master the art of crafting and delivering impactful presentations
  • Develop confidence and diminish public speaking anxiety
  • Utilize immersive VR experiences for realistic practice
  • Refine abilities through real-time feedback

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Introduction to Public Speaking
Course Modules

This course is divided into five modules, covering understanding speech, making ideas compelling and memorable, illustrating and delivering ideas, overcoming fear of public speaking, and concluding with a final speech.

Week 1: Understanding speech

Week 1: Understanding speech

This module delves into the fundamentals of speech, including rhetorical situations and canons of rhetoric. Participants will explore the distinct nature of speaking compared to writing and learn to record and deliver effective speeches.

  • Understanding the fundamentals of speech and rhetoric
  • Exploring the distinct nature of speaking compared to writing
  • Learning to record and deliver effective speeches

Week 2: Making ideas compelling and memorable

Week 2: Making ideas compelling and memorable

Participants will learn to craft compelling and memorable points, outlining and arranging key points effectively. This module also covers analyzing sample speeches and dealing with Q&A sessions.

  • Crafting compelling and memorable points
  • Effective outlining and arrangement of key points
  • Dealing with Q&A sessions

Week 3: Illustrating and delivering your ideas

Week 3: Illustrating and delivering your ideas

This module focuses on finding the right support for ideas, discussing support concisely, and performing key points effectively. It also covers speech structure, introductions, transitions, and conclusions.

  • Finding the right support for ideas
  • Performing key points effectively
  • Covering speech structure, introductions, transitions, and conclusions

Week 4: Overcoming your fear of public speaking and developing great delivery

Week 4: Overcoming your fear of public speaking and developing great delivery

Participants will explore and address public speaking apprehension, learn techniques for reducing anxiety, and refine delivery skills including breath control, projection, pitch, and gestures. This module also covers linguistic bias and dealing with interruptions.

  • Understanding and addressing public speaking apprehension
  • Refining delivery skills and overcoming anxiety
  • Covering linguistic bias and dealing with interruptions

Week 5: Course conclusion and your final speech

Week 5: Course conclusion and your final speech

The final module includes a review of the course, and participants will deliver their final key point speech in an immersive experience, allowing for the application of all learned skills.

  • Reviewing the course and delivering the final key point speech
  • Practical application of all learned skills in an immersive experience
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