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by Helen Macdonald
Course module outline
Unit 1: Why speak?
The benefits to authors, locating potential audiences, great networking opportunities and how to approach speaker seekers.
Unit 2: Connecting with your audience
Your passion, your audience's needs, anecdotes and visuals to bring it all to life.
Unit 3: Writing for the ear is different to writing for the eye
Keeping it short and sharp, reading vs speaking styles and three ways to start with impact!
Unit 4: If you build it, they will listen: the keys to constructing your talk
Wing it? No! How to chunk your talk to help the audience. Using notes, memory or mind maps as memory aids.
Unit 5: The power of preparation - practice, practice, practice!
Six terrific ways to practise, how to stay flexible and focussed and the four things in a talk to practise the most.
Unit 6: It's all in the mind (well, part of it is, anyway!)
Conquering fear, learning optimism and setting goals.
Unit 7: Let's get physical - how to truly stand and deliver!
Foods to avoid, the benefits of fitness and ways to connect vibrantly with people when on stage.
Unit 8: Performance matters - taking it to the stage
Breathe deep, stand strong, your first sentence, the stories you share and the great closing words.
Price: $66.00
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