Public Speaking Strategies and Handling Pressure

Writing and Preparing an Effective Speech

Duration: 23.0

Not everybody is a natural public speaker. Some people are more eloquent and outgoing than others, but that doesn't automatically mean they can deliver an effective speech. In fact, public speaking requires significant planning and preparation. It's a learnable skill. This course teaches you how to prepare for public speaking, including determining your objective and audience profile, choosing your topic, and defining the theme of your speech. It also describes best practices to follow when planning, researching, and writing your speech.

recognize ways of using aim and audience to select a speech topic
identify how to use theme and encapsulation to select a speech topic
recognize good practices to use when researching a speech
recognize methods to use when preparing to give a speech
sequence the steps for writing a speech
identify ways of practicing a speech

Managing Pressure and Stress to Optimize Your Performance

Duration: 26.0

Meeting the challenge of high-pressure situations is a different experience for everyone. You won't always be able to control the external events that lead to pressure, but you can control your reaction, develop a solution, and implement it. In this course, you'll learn about the triggers of stress and how stress can affect you physically, mentally, and emotionally. You'll explore mechanisms for handling pressure and stress in the workplace in order to optimize performance. You'll also learn the ways in which people who possess different work-style types deal with pressure, and finally, you'll learn how to deal with stressed colleagues.

identify the triggers of pressure in the workplace
categorize the symptoms of stress
match activities to the steps for managing reactions to stress
sequence the steps for changing your perception of a situation in order to reduce stress
recognize the steps for taking action in high-pressure situations
recognize actions for avoiding overanalysis and overconfidence
match work-style types to the reactions they exhibit when under pressure
recognize guidelines for dealing with stress in colleagues

Conquering the Challenges of Public Speaking

Duration: 26.0

Being a competent public speaker allows you to showcase your work and communicate effectively. You won't convey your message – despite spending hours honing it – if you fail to engage your audience, handle audience challenges that arise, and tackle nerves and anxiety. This course explores methods for delivering an effective speech, such as making a good first impression and building rapport with your audience. It discusses techniques for handling challenges during a speech, such as reviving an audience's focus and handling difficult questions or hecklers. Finally, the course introduces strategies to overcome public speaking anxiety.