What is Public Speaking ?

A public speaking course is a specialized training program designed to help individuals develop effective communication skills for delivering speeches and presentations in public settings. This course aims to enhance public speaking abilities, boost confidence, and improve overall communication effectiveness.

Public Speaking  

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  • Email for notifications and communication
  • Internet connection
  • PDF viewer (e.g ADOBE Acrobat)
  • Microsoft Word for notes
  • A web browser

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Unit 1 - What is public speaking ?

1.1 Informative Speaking

1.2 Persuasive Speaking

1.3 Speeches to Inspire Action 

1.4 Speaking on Special Occasions 

Unit 2 - Stage Fright 

2.1 The Fear of Public Speaking 

2.2 Communication Apprehension (CA) Explained 

2.3 How to Mange Public Speaking Anxiety 

Unit 3 - Preparing Your Presentation 

3.1 Before the Speech preparation 

3.2 Select Your Material

3.3 Highlighting text

3.4 Contruct an Outline 

3.5 Write Your Draft 

3.6 Preparing Your Visuals 

3.7 Revise Your Speech 

3.8 Tie Loose Ends Together 

3.9 Practice 

Unit 4 - Presenting Your 

4.1 Delivering Your Speech: Methods of Delivery

4.2 Delivery Your Speech: Vocal Aspects of Delivery

 

4.3 Delivery Your Speech: Nonverbal Aspects of Delivery 

4.4 Delivery Your Speech: Mastering the Room

4.5 Determining the disciplinary route 

4.6 Rules of evidence 

4.7 Admissible evidence 

4.8 Inadmissible evidence

4.9 Other examples of inadmissible evidence 

4.10 Primary vs supporting evidence 

4.11 Formulating changes 

It takes between 4 days and 2 weeks, depending on your speed.

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Unit 5 - Conducting the disciplinary action  

5.1 Arranging a chairperson 

5.2 The issue of representation 

5.3 Preparing witnesses

5.4 Onus of Proof

5.5 The disciplinary hearing procedure

5.6 Mitigating and aggravating statements 

5.7 Appeal hearing 

5.8 Role of initiator in appeals 

5.9 Working of appeal procedure 

5.10 Role play 

Unit 6 - Managing poor work performance  

6.1 Introduction 

6.2 Differentiating between probation and employees  that perform poorly 

6.3 Substantive and procedural fairness 

6.4 Informal and formal process 

6.5 A practical guide for dealing with poor work performance 

6.6 Incapacity as a reason for poor work performance 

6.7 Step 1: Fact gathering process

6.8 Step 2: Performance investigation 

6.9 Step 3: Performance consultation 

6.10 Step 4: Progress Meetings

6.11 Step 5: Final performance review    

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