Public Speaking Accelerator for Students of Secondary Education

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Do you want to….

 

  • Wow audiences when you deliver a speech
  • Make an impact and influence your listeners
  • Feel great & do your best when you speak in public

 



Then this workshop is for you!

  • Using specific techniques modeled on the practices of some of the world’s best speakers, the workshop will enable you to powerfully communicate your message.

  • We will share these techniques with you, and then provide you with plenty of fun opportunities to practice.

  • You will be able to see your progress over the course of the weekend, as some of the exercises will be videoed and you will receive personal coaching throughout

  • The weekend will finish with your very own awesome ten minute speech!


The workshop will enable you to better:

 

  • ·      Prepare & deliver speeches
  • ·       Use body language to add power to your communication
  • ·        Manage the stress associated with speaking in public
  • ·       Engage your audience and invite participation
  • ·       Use visual aids
  • ·      Handle questions & comments from the audience


When & where

  • ·     Saturday 5th November – Sunday 6thNovember 9:00 am – 5:15 pm
  • ·     PeopleAchieve’s offices, 5 Argyrocastro Street, Ayios Andreas, 1100 Nicosia

The trainers

 Aleen Andreou & Lilian Shaftacola

 

 The investment

 The investment for each participant is 150 Euros, and includes two breaks with snacks, and a light lunch each day.

 

The contents

 

Day 1

 

Launch the accelerator

·    Accelerator goals

·     What is a WOW in public speaking

·     What can go wrong

·     9  communication skills

 

First speech 

·     A two minute speech about you

·     Feedback on the presentation and coaching one on one

 

Body Talk

·     Techniques to support what you say with body language

·     Exercise – Use the ready position & gestures

·     The importance of eye contact

·     Eye contact challenges

·     Exercise – Practice your eye contact

·     Recognising what the audience is thinking

 

Preparing a speech

·    The four C’s of preparation

·    Grab them

·    Grab them throughout

·    End with your message

·    Exercise- Structuring a presentation

·    The use of story telling

·    Techniques for story telling

 

Second speech

·     A five minute speech, that uses a real life story to make the point

·     Feedback on the speech and coaching one on one

 

Day 2

 

The power of the voice

·     How to increase persuasiveness by using the volume and tone of the        voice

·     Exercise- Discover your vocal range

·     The importance of pausing

·     Exercise - Talking with pauses

 

 Avoiding “Death by Powerpoint”

·     The effect visuals have on memory

·    Creating visuals

·     Correct use of diagrams and graphs

·     How to use visuals to improve their effect on people’s memory

·     Exercise – correct the errors

·     Exercise:  A short presentation using visuals

·    Benefit: Practice in using visuals

 

Handling questions

·     The importance of question handling

·     Ways to encourage questions

·     Handing difficult questions

 

Third speech 

·     A ten minute awesome speech using all the techniques covered.

·     Feedback on the speech

 

 

Famous last words

·     A ten minute awesome speech using all the techniques covered.

·     Feedback on the speech