Smart Tips: Public Speaking

Tame your nerves, think on your feet, build better decks, tell compelling stories, and wow the room (even virtually)!

What you'll learn

Identify what makes a great public speaker - and how anyone can use these

Manage public speaking anxiety and demonstrate confidence

Leverage the 3 V's of public speaking: Verbal, Vocal, and Visual

Organize ideas quickly and concisely

Use data insights to tell stories

Put together a PowerPoint that makes presenting easy

Handle challenging Q&A

Speak with presence, polish, and professionalism

Make boring presentations more interesting

Think on your feet

Bounce back from tough presentations

Present in virtual and hybrid settings

Prepare for team presentations

Requirements

While it's helpful to have some public speaking experience, this course will benefit anyone

Description

American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote:“All the great speakers were bad speakers at first.”And while I agree in theory, I think we can come up with a way to reframe the word “bad” when it comes to public speaking.Maybe you’re an uncomfortable speaker.Maybe you’re an unprepared speaker.Maybe you’re an untrained speaker.Maybe you’re a reluctant speaker.Maybe you’re an inconsistent speaker.Maybe you’re a good speaker on the way to becoming great.And maybe you’re a great speaker on the way to becoming exceptional.If any of those sound like you, you’ve come to the right place – and to the right person!I’m Deborah Grayson Riegel, a professional speaker, consultant and coach who helps leaders communicate more effectively. I’ve taught leadership and executive communication at Wharton Business School, Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, Columbia Business School, and at the Beijing International MBA Program at Peking University. My clients are global, and have brand names you certainly know – and probably use every single day. And I write on leadership communication for Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc, and Psychology Today.And here’s what I know for sure after 30 years in the field: everyone can become a better public speaker. (That includes you!)Smart Tips: Public Speaking will give you:Techniques for reducing presentation anxietyInsights into creating audience-centered presentations (because it's more about THEM than about YOU)Shortcuts to make designing and developing your presentation fast and easyTips for turning your data into a storyIdeas for starting and ending your presentation with a bangStrategies to persuade any audienceWays to minimize filler wordsApproaches for speaking with presenceIdeas for bouncing back from disappointing presentationsTools for handling tricky Q&ASkills for delivering virtual and hybrid presentations successfullyPractices for presenting as a team                   …and so much more!If you want to become a noticeably improved speaker, this course can help you get there – fast!I hope you'll join me for this fun, engaging, and practical course!Warmly,Deborah Grayson Riegel

Overview

Section 1: Welcome and Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to Smart Tips: Public Speaking

Section 2: Navigating Presentation Anxiety

Lecture 2 Your Anxiety Means You Care!

Lecture 3 Manage Your Mindsets

Lecture 4 Combat Catastrophic Thinking

Lecture 5 Exercise and Breathe

Lecture 6 Use Appreciative Inquiry to Focus on What Worked

Lecture 7 What To Do When Your Fear is Visible to Others

Section 3: Three V’s of Public Speaking: Verbal

Lecture 8 Vocal, Verbal, and Visual: The Building Blocks of Every Presentation

Lecture 9 Verbal: Treat Your Audience with Empathy

Lecture 10 Verbal: Meet Your Audience Members Where They Are

Lecture 11 Verbal: Set A.B.C. Goals

Lecture 12 Verbal: Create an Outline

Lecture 13 Verbal: Chunk Your Content

Lecture 14 Verbal: Use Simple Language

Lecture 15 Verbal: Make Your Opening Count

Lecture 16 Verbal: Use Data Insights to Tell a Story

Lecture 17 Verbal: Structure Your Story to Make Your Point

Lecture 18 Verbal: Make Your Presentation Interesting (Not Just Informational)

Lecture 19 Verbal: Persuade Using Logic, Emotion, and Trust

Lecture 20 Verbal: Persuade Using Monroe’s Motivated Sequence

Lecture 21 Verbal: Leverage Transitions to Create a Narrative

Lecture 22 Verbal: Make Your Closing Count

Section 4: Three V’s of Public Speaking: Vocal

Lecture 23 Vocal: Manage Your Pace

Lecture 24 Vocal: Pause for Greater Impact

Lecture 25 Vocal: Um, Uh, Like, So: How To Minimize Your Filler Words

Section 5: Three V’s of Public Speaking: Visual

Lecture 26 Visual: PowerPoint Do’s and Don’ts

Lecture 27 Visual: Make Eye Contact to Connect

Lecture 28 Visual: Sit or Stand up Straight

Lecture 29 Visual: Gesture to Generate Energy

Section 6: Engage Your Audience

Lecture 30 How to Prepare for Q&A

Lecture 31 How to Handle Q&A

Lecture 32 Respond to Challenging Questions

Lecture 33 Build Trust with Your Audience

Lecture 34 Create interaction with your audience

Section 7: Special Considerations for Public Speaking

Lecture 35 Tips for Nonnative English Speakers

Lecture 36 Tips for Virtual Presentations

Lecture 37 Tips for Hybrid Presentations

Lecture 38 Tips for Team Presentations

Lecture 39 Tips for Introducing Other Speakers

Lecture 40 Tips for How to Bounce Back from a Setback

Lecture 41 Tips for Speaking on the Fly

Lecture 42 Tips for Speaking from Notes

Section 8: Wrap Up and Takeaways

Lecture 43 Wrap Up and Takeaways

Professionals who want to demonstrate presence and gravitas,Professionals who need to present frequently, and want to quickly improve their skills,Professionals who will start presenting more often, and need help getting started,Professionals who experience anxiety when presenting,Professionals who are excellent presenters and are looking to upskill,Professionals who are curious about what great public speakers do differently