Course Methodology
Public Speaking consistently ranks as most people’s top fear. Additionally, an astounding 75% of people suffer from speech anxiety. Do you want to remove your fear of public speaking, improve your career options, learn to speak with confidence and deliver professional business presentations with impact and ease?  Mastering this fear and getting comfortable speaking in public can be a great ego booster, not to mention a huge benefit to your career.
Our Public speaking course was designed to teach people, with no previous experience, how to plan, create and deliver a professional speech or presentation to a live audience.

Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Analyse an audience and tailor the delivery accordingly
• Design presentations for maximum impact
• Expand on key points to ensure clarity
• Inspect the proposed venue
• Master techniques to overcome nervousness and present with confidence
• Practice techniques that ensure clear, concise and effective wording is used
• Deliver a polished, professional and credible speech
• Handle questions and comments effectively.

Target Audience
Professionals seeking advancement in their Business Analysis career, New Project Managers, Experienced Project Managers looking to update their skills, Project team members and Managers interested in improving their communication skills through public speaking.

Target Competencies

• Confidence
• Excitement
• Authenticity
• Passion

Course Outline

Identifying your Audience

• Performing a needs analysis
• Creating an audience profile
• Identifying key questions and concerns

Organising the Program

• Making organisation easy
• Organisational methods
• Classifying and categorising

Putting it all Together

• Writing your presentation
• Adding a Plan B
• Reviewing, editing and Re-writing

Overcoming Nervousness

• A word from the boss
• Preparing mentally
• Physical relaxation techniques
• Appearing confident in front of the crowd

Delivering your Speech – Part Two

• Adjusting on the Fly
• Gauging whether breaks are Required
• Wrapping up and Winding Down

Creating a Basic Outline

• Outlining the subject
• Listing the topics to be covered
• Identifying the best delivery methods

Fleshing it Out

• Identifying appropriate sources
• Establishing credibility
• The importance of citations

Being Prepared

• Checking out the venue
• Gathering materials
• A 24 Hour checklist

Delivering your Speech

• Starting off on the right foot
• Using visual aids
• Checking the volume of your voice

Questions and Answers

• Ground rules
• Answering questions that sound like an attack
• Dealing with complex questions

Customize Your Training
This training solution and other training topics from Nosak Group are currently available as a residential/in-house option. It can be customized for your team/organisation at your preferred location.