Advanced Public Speaking

This course covers 100 topics related to all aspects of public speaking, presenting, PowerPoint presentations and talks. Complex issues are broken down into simple steps that anyone can follow-if they Deidre to be an excellent public speaker. Anyone can learn to be a great speaker, if they follow a set process.

What are the requirements?

• video recording device on a cell phone, tablet or computer

What am I going to get from this course?

• Over 101 lectures and 3.5 hours of content!
• Create a great speech
• Learn how to practice on video
• Avoid data dumping and other common blunders
• How to tell stories
• Be memorable

What is the target audience?

• Business executives
• Political leaders
• Government leaders
• Ambitious students
• CEOs
• Entrepreneurs

Curriculum

Section 1: Overview on Public Speaking

1) The Public Speaking Process

2) What is the outcome you want from your presentation?

Section 2: Creating Your Presentation

3) Brainstorm Every Topic and Message for Your Speech

4) What is Your Water Cooler Message?

5) You Must Communicate with the Head and the Heart

6) Spell Out Benefits for Your Audience

7) Don't Make Your Speech a Data Dump

8) Writing a Speech

9) How Many Points Should Your Presentation Cover?

10)Magical Phrase for Every Speech

Section 3: PowerPoint Presentations

11) There is No Such Thing as a PowerPoint Presentation

12) PowerPoint Essentials in Less than One Minute

13) Should I use PowerPoint Slides in my Presentation?

14) PowerPoint Presentations, Prepare for Disasters

15) PowerPoint Presenters Must Focus on Audience, Not Slides

16) PowerPoint Presentations Require 2 Separate PowerPoints

17) PowerPoint Slides, One idea Per Slide

18) Don't Use Your PowerPoint Slides to Put People to Sleep

19) How Many Bullet Points Should Be on a PowerPoint Slide?

20) Animation, Video and Special Affects in PowerPoint Presentations

21) How to Black Out Your Screen During a PowerPoint Presentation

22) PowerPoint Presentation Tip, Don't Use Builds

23) How Many Slides to Put in a PowerPoint Presentation

24) How to Test Your PowerPoint Slides for Effectiveness

Section 4: Public Speaking Mechanics

25) How to Prepare a Speech

26) How to Start a Speech with an Icebreaker

27) What to Do if You Don't Like Your Voice

28) How to Speak with Confidence

29) How to Give a Formal Speech

30) How to Put Your Audience at Ease

31) How to Close a Speech

32) How to Pace a Speech

33) How do I know what messages and topics will be?

34) Tell 'em what I'm gonna tell 'em, tell 'em

35) How Long Should My Speech Be?

36) Public Speaking Rules You Should Never Break

37) How to Make Your Presentation Memorable

38) How to Manage Time When Giving a Presentation

39) How to start a speech

40) How can I find out whether my presentation worked?

41) How to Make a Speech in a Business Setting

42) How to Use Humor in a Speech

43) Should I Rehearse My Speech and for how long?

44) How to Eliminate Nervousness for public speaking

45) How to Recover from a Memory Lapse during a Speech

46) How to Keep Your Speech from Being Boring

47) What to Do if You're Losing Your Audience

48) How to Handle Questions from the Audience

49) How do I remember what to say in a presentation?

50) Should I read my speech so that I don't make any mistakes?

51) How Should You Ask to Be Introduced?

52) How to Avoid Making a Bad Impression during Presentations

53) How to Use use whiteboards, flip charts, in presentations

Section 5: How to Tell Stories

54) Stories Are the Most Important Part of Great Speeches

55) Message Drives Stories

56) What is the setting for Your Story?

57) Share Your Emotions When telling Your Stories

58) Your Speaking Stories Must Contain Dialogue

59) What Characters and Conflicts are in Your Story?

60) Your Story Must have a Resolution

61) Don't Tell Stories, Instead Re-Live Stories

Section 6: More Advanced Techniques

62) How to Prepare and Use Notes in a Speech

63) Why You Should Never Memorize a Speech

64) How to Keep Your Audience's Attention

65) How to Speak in Front of a Big Crowd

66) How to Handle a Heckler

67) How to Deliver a Eulogy

68) How to Make an Acceptance Speech

69) How to Introduce Another Speaker

70) How to Make a Speech Powerful and Persuasive

71) How to Make Prepared Remarks as Good as Your Q and A

72) Can Public Speaking be learned or is it natural born?

73) A Positive Attitude for Public Speaking

74) What if You are asked a question You Can't Answer?

75) Should I warn my audience I will be boring?

76) If my allotted speaking time is cut, what should I eliminate?

77) How to Move around while Making a Speech

78) How to Deal with People Texting during Your Speech

79) Taking Beta Blockers to Calm Your Nerves

80) Using Alcohol to Calm Your Nerves before a Speech

81) How to Make a Toast

82) How to Use Body Language during a Speech

83) How to Use a Lectern or Podium When Giving a Speech

84) What to Do with Your Hands when Making a Speech Public Speaking

85) How to Sound Conversational in a Speech

86) How to Give a Motivational Speed

87) How to Give a Sales Presentation

88) How to Dress for a Speech

89) How to to Use a Teleprompter

90) How to Recover from Making a Mistake in a Speech

91) How to Give a Technical Speech

92) How to Make a Presentation in High School or College

93) How to Stop Saying Um and Ah when You Speak

94) How Women Should Alter their Voice during a Speech?

95) How to Make Eye Contact with Your Audience

96) Should You Wear Glasses during a Speech

97) How to Deal with Malfunctions during a Speech

98) How to Smile during a Speech

99) Have a Public Speaking Improvement Plan

100)Conclusion

101)Feedback