Communication is the greatest skill that human beings possess and is the key to successful relationships in all areas of our lives. But in the workplace it is an absolute essential and more and more professionals are discovering that public speaking skills are vital to their career and its progression.
It is said that people’s two greatest fears are death and public speaking.
Whether you are starting out in the workplace and want to have your voice heard and your contribution valued or you’re a leader who needs to communicate ideas and motivate a team, you need to be able to communicate effectively.
The ability to inform, influence and motivate are learned skills and with training and practise, you can be a confident inspiring speaker who can communicate your ideas and opinions to any size of audience.
This training course will prepare you for any public speaking situation. It is a hands-on practical course that will equip you with the skills to manage your anxiety and find your voice. You will learn how to deliver your message in an engaging and persuasive way to create a real impact on your audience.
Topics Covered:
Public Speaking – Why it Matters
- The role of public speaking for professionals
Fear of Public Speaking
- Why does it happen?
- Techniques to overcome fear and anxiety
Speaking and presenting styles
- What are you trying to achieve?
- Effective body language
- Speaking to inform
- Speaking to persuade
Delivery
- Breathing
- Tone and pace
- Enunciation/pronunciation
Finding your own voice
- Building your confidence
- Projecting credibility
Creating your speech
- Creating context
- Use of language
Preparation
- Preparation of slides
- Use of memory aides and prompts
- Audio/visual
- Know your audience
Participants will be building to a final presentation throughout the training.
We will examine case studies and examples of successful public speaking and some not so successful speeches.
Each participant will receive a video recording of their final presentation.
Dates and Times:
This training is delivered over four weeks, two hours per week.
Wednesday May 17th
Wednesday May 24th
Wednesday Mary 31st
Wednesday June 7th
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Delivered by webinar, online (Zoom)
Training Fee: €395
This training is delivered through the Irish Academy of Public Relations
Location: Training takes place at our Dublin Office: 15 Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2. F02 F777
Your Trainer.
Ellen Gunning is CEO of The Irish Academy of Public Relations. Ellen is a thought leader and an international conference speaker and lecturer. Ellen is also the author of the academic textbook, Public Relations, A Practical Approach, (Macmillan Higher Education International, UK, 3rd edition, October 2018), an international conference speaker and lecturer, broadcaster , and TV media commentator on Breakfast Television (Virgin Media 1).
