Learn to communicate with clarity and certainty. Discover ways to project confidence and enthusiasm while building credibility. Effective communication is critical in any role. Whether you are persuading colleagues, selling to a client, or energizing a team, the power of your presentation makes the difference between success and failure. This course teaches how to properly refine your presentation for maximum influence, credibility, and impact.

If you find the prospect of public speaking horrifying or uncomfortable, you’ve come to the right place! In this course, you’ll dive into the factors of your fear, assess the source of those fears, and most importantly, overcome those fears so that you not only stop dreading but begin looking forward to presenting with confidence and polish. Discover what’s behind your fear of public speaking and explore techniques that calm the nerves and control the butterflies. Learn to think on your feet and leverage your unique style to present with conviction.

Through personal direction, you’ll not only master skills, you’ll discover and refine your presentation style. Public speaking is all about simple techniques that can turn nervous beginners into confident professionals who communicate with assuredness. You can tap into those techniques that can be specifically customized for people with different public speaking experience. You’ll start with the basics like getting to know your audience and planning your speeches; then you’ll be ready to stand and deliver, using your voice, gestures, and ideas to create impactful presentations.

You'll gain dexterity and grace in dealing with new or trying situations. This program will help you influence outcomes and create cooperation through diplomatic and tactful communication. You’ll realize that standing up for yourself, when done effectively, doesn’t offend others; rather it strengthens your relationships and enables positive results through effective communication. Diplomatic communication skills not only improve your professional image; they just make people like you! 

The key to the power of leaders today lies in influence and no longer in authority". Influence allows you to obtain the voluntary cooperation of others to move forward with your ideas and professional projects while respecting the balance between the needs and interests of each individual, the teams, and the company. Give energy to your communication by various vocal and visual techniques in order to obtain the support and action of your audience.

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Teenagers will start with the basics and move quickly into actually delivering talks. They will be presenting like a professional in no time at all! They will practice sophisticated techniques like voice modulation, attention focusing and idea pyramids for creating impact and audience persuasion. They will learn how to organize a speech, how to speak with confidence and clarity, how to hold the attention of  the audience, and how to create emphasis with vocal and visual cues.