Faithful to Speak: Public Speaking for Christians
What you'll learn
- How to design a dynamite talk
- How to deliver a dynamite talk
- How to use the story arc to structure your content
- How to get more comfortable speaking in front of people
Requirements
- This is a great public speaking course for beginners, or for speakers who want to "up" their game by learning a new way to structure their talks
Description
Is God calling you to speak to an audience, communicating a faith-based topic? Perhaps you're looking forward to teaching a Bible study or sermon, sharing your story of redemption or transformation, or motivating a group of people on a particular issue? In this engaging course, filmed during the live workshop, "Faithful to Speak," you'll learn Dr. Heidi Petak's secrets to designing and delivering a dynamite talk.
First, if you're anxious about public speaking, don't worry. Dr. P will teach you how to focus your mind and spirit in a productive way so that you can truly communicate your message.
Next, whether you want to speak to a live audience or record videos to influence people online, it's essential that you learn how to structure a talk for maximum influence. And Dr. P's process is so much more inspiring than the basic Intro, Body, and Conclusion you would learn in a college course. With a downloadable PDF workbook, Dr. P will walk you through filling out and customizing the pages with your own topic, coaching you each step of her design process. She'll then give you tips for the most compelling delivery. In the end, you'll then have everything you need to start rehearsing your talk and be on your way to influencing an audience for the kingdom of God.
Dr. Heidi Petak is a Christian speaker, author, university professor, communication strategist, and professional coach and consultant with a Ph.D. in communication, passionate about inspiring you to be a life-giving communicator in your personal relationships, professional endeavors, and on stage behind the mic. She currently serves as the public speaking coach for the Abortion Survivors Network, helping adults who were once babies who survived abortions to tell their stories publicly. Dr. P has coached hundreds of people in public speaking for the past two decades, and looks forward to coaching you through this inspiring course!
Who this course is for:
- People who want to be a public speaker
- People who feel called by God to speak publicly
- Christians who want to give their testimony
- People who have been asked to speak on a faith-based topic
- People who have been asked to teach a Bible study
- Christians who want to share their story
- Christians who have been asked to teach
- People who want to speak for God
- Pastors who preach
- Pastors who need to write a sermon
- Bible study leaders
- Public speakers who need to be inspired
- People who want to share their story of transformation
- People who want to motivate others
- Christians who want to speak publicly
- Survivors of trauma who want to start sharing their story publicly
- Believers who want to find their voice
- People who want to get more comfortable speaking in public
- Speakers who want to learn a new way to structure their talks
- People who want to speak on a faith-based topic
- People of faith who want to give an inspirational talk
Instructor
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- 77 Reviews
- 233 Students
- 3 Courses
Dr. Heidi Petak is a communication strategist and coach, Dove Award-winning writer, speaker, voiceover artist, and Women's Ministry Director for the Ascent Church. She earned her Ph.D. in Communication from Regent University, a M.A. from the University of Arkansas, and a B.S. in Broadcasting and an A.A. in Art and Design from John Brown University. She currently teaches communication for Colorado Christian University and Denver Seminary where her students call her “Dr. P.” Heidi's latest endeavor is coaching survivors to tell their redemptive stories publicly. She and her husband Brian parent four boys, one dog, and a one-eyed cat who challenge their communication skills daily.