Mastering the art of speaking in pubic (Online plus one-to-one-support)

Is the fear of public speaking preventing your professional or personal success?
This course has been specifically designed to help you overcome the anxiety many people experience with public speaking
In this short course we will cover:
1. Why people fear public speaking
2. Techniques to overcome the nerves and anxiety
3. Structuring and drafting an engaging speech
4. Clever ways to start your speech
5. Techniques to keep your audience engaged and interested such as using visual aids, preparing slide presentations, injecting humour.
6. Using positive wording
7. Delivering your speech with confidence and style - gesture, eye contact and posture
8. How to avoid distracting vocal mannerisms including filler words
9. How to rehearse and remember your content
10. Using a microphone
11. Handling the dreaded questions and answers
This is an online course with an option to access support as, and when you need. Enrol anytime.
This course is taught online. Start anytime. No concession.

Agenda

In this short course we will cover:
1. Why people fear public speaking
2. Techniques to overcome the nerves and anxiety
3. Structuring and drafting an engaging speech
4. Clever ways to start your speech
5. Techniques to keep your audience engaged and interested using visual aids, preparing slide presentations, injecting humour.
6. Using positive wording
7. Delivering your speech with confidence and style - gesture, eye contact and posture
8. How to avoid distracting vocal mannerisms including filler words
9. How to rehearse and remember your content using notes
10. Using a microphone
11. Handling the dreaded questions and answers

Tutor Profile:

Liz Paine is a people development specialist with an extensive history in coaching training and as an organisational development, human resource management and communication specialist. Although her experience in business management is vast and varied, Liz particularly loves her roles as workshop facilitator and leadership coach.

Liz‘s says she gets the biggest buzz from tapping into the potential of others and helping her clients to achieve their career or business goals.

Liz began her career as a drama teacher and applies this creative background to her approach to training so her workshops are always full of interesting activities. Her enthusiasm for participatory style workshops plus her ability to ensure there are always successful outcomes for all participants make her a sought after management consultant, leadership coach and training facilitator.

Liz is equally at home working with young people beginning their career as she is with senior executive staff. Through her two companies: “Learning Insight“ and “The Occasional Speaker“, Liz offers an extensive and diverse range of professional development programs focusing primarily around interpersonal communication, leadership, customer service and business communication.

Today Liz‘s clients include industry associations, both large and small private enterprise, government departments, Industry Training Advisory Boards and private training providers. Liz has developed and delivered training programs for organisations such as The Marina Industries Association of NSW, The NSW Boating Industry Association, Marine Queensland, Toyota Motor Corporation, St Josephs Family Services, various city and regional Councils, The Skilled Group, The National Safety Council of Australia, Principals Associations and schools, National Parks and Wildlife, and international training colleges (and of course one of her particular favourites: Macarthur Community College) . to name just a few.

Materials

Computer with internet access. The tutor, Liz Paine will contact you by email once she is notified of your enrolment.

Venue

This course is conducted online.