However, mastering this fear and getting comfortable speaking in public can be a great ego booster, not to mention a huge benefit to your career. This workshop will give participants some basic public speaking skills, including in-depth information on developing an engaging program and delivering their presentation with power.
| Module One: Getting Started | |
| Icebreaker | |
| Ground rules | |
| The parking lot | |
| Workshop objectives | |
| Action plans and evaluation forms | |
| Module Two: Identifying Your Audience | |
| Performing a Needs Analysis | |
| Creating an Audience Profile | |
| Identifying Key Questions and Concerns | |
| Module Three: Creating a Basic Outline | |
| Outlining the Situation | |
| Identifying the Task That Had to Be Performed | |
| Listing the Actions You Took | |
| Revealing the Results | |
| Module Four: Organizing the Program | |
| Making Organization Easy | |
| Organizational Methods | |
| Classifying and Categorizing | |
| Module Five: Fleshing it Out | |
| Identifying Appropriate Sources | |
| Establishing Credibility | |
| The Importance of Citations | |
| Module Six: Putting It All Together | |
| Writing Your Presentation | |
| Adding a Plan B | |
| Reviewing, Editing, and Re-Writing | |
| Creating Notes | |
| Module Seven: Being Prepared | |
| Checking out the Venue | |
| Gathering Materials | |
| A 24 Hour Checklist | |
| Module Eight: Overcoming Nervousness | |
| A Word From The Boss | |
| Preparing Mentally | |
| Physical Relaxation Techniques | |
| Appearing Confident in Front of the Crowd (Even If You Don’t Feel That Way) | |
| Module Nine: Delivering Your Speech, Part One | |
| Starting Off on the Right Foot | |
| Using Visual Aids | |
| Checking the Volume of Your Voice | |
| Module Ten: Delivering Your Speech, Part Two | |
| Adjusting on the Fly | |
| Gauging Whether Breaks are Required | |
| Wrapping Up and Winding Down | |
| Module Eleven: Questions and Answers | |
| Ground Rules | |
| Answering Questions that Sound Like an Attack | |
| Dealing with Complex Questions | |
| Module Twelve: Wrapping Up | |
| Words from the Wise | |
| Review of Parking Lot | |
| Lessons Learned | |
| Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations | |