Public Speaking and Presentations

Learn the strategies to share your message with audiences of any size, and plan your message type based on your communication goals!

$49

Total course cost

Duration: 8 hours
Online - self-paced
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$49

Total course cost

Duration: 8 hours
Online - self-paced
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Overview

Sharing ideas with an audience can be hard. You have to know how to deliver and communicate with your audience, with informational, persuasive and entertaining messages alike. Maybe you have to make a short pitch, or you need to tell a story. The question is, how do you get the message across to the people you’re sharing it with?

With the expertise of CommLabASU, the Public Speaking and Presentations course will put the tools, knowledge and strategies of speaking to audiences directly into your hands. You’ll learn the fundamentals and get acquainted with your public speaking toolkit. Then, you’ll directly apply them in hands-on scenarios.

Communicating with audiences is essential in many cases, especially when you have ideas that need to be acted upon. You can share those ideas with public speaking skills. Public speaking and presentation require understanding your message and your audience — something that anyone can learn and apply anywhere. Take the next step in your public speaking journey today!

About the course

Summary

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Respond to requests and questions with an elevator pitch.
  • Prepare and deliver an informative lecture.
  • Develop and share an engaging story with audiences.
  • Present a persuasive argument with a core message.

Certificate Program

This course is a part of the following certificate program:

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Communication for Everyone
$149
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Collaboration for Everyone
$149
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Instructors

Bonnie Wentzel

Bonnie Wentzel

Executive Director of CommLabASU and Principal Lecturer, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

Arizona State University

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