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Elevate Your Public Speaking: Master the Art of Speech
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Elevate Your Public Speaking: Master the Art of Speech

2 Courses in 1. Learn How to Become a Better Public Speaker and How to Establish Credibility as a Speaker
Created byLaurie B.
Last updated 2/2025
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What you'll learn

  • Fundamentals of Public Speaking
  • How to Establish Credibility as a Speaker
  • Improve your presentation skills and learn how to engage with your audience
  • Identify how to earn credibility with your audience
  • Use eye contact and body language effectively
  • How to earn the attention and interest of your audience right away by using key nonverbal and emotional skills.
  • Reading the room
  • Researching your audience

Course content

2 sections • 28 lectures • 1h 35m total length

  • Introduction0:41

    Establish credibility within the first 30 seconds before you say a single word to shape your audience's impression and boost engagement in public speaking.

  • Looking at your audience2:50

    Look at your audience, acknowledge and respect them with a two-second pause to project calm and confidence, then sweep eye contact across four quadrants.

  • Look the part2:35

    Dress to establish credibility by matching or elevating the audience's dress code. Consider uniforms for authority; ask organizers about culture and tailor your look.

  • Tone of voice3:08

    Develop a confident tone of voice by aligning posture, breathing, and warming up before speaking. Practice pacing, pausing, and enunciating your name to improve vocal clarity.

  • Reading the room2:34

    Master reading the room by assessing context, world events, time of day, environment, and body language to tailor opening remarks with empathy and build trust.

  • Body language2:22

    Avoid telling the audience how you feel; use a two-second pause to connect. Let authentic body language, facial expressions, and a warm tone convey credibility.

  • Leading The Audience3:22

    Lead your audience with emotional leadership by guiding curiosity, reflecting positivity, and using open-ended questions to build trust. Reframe distractions and anger into calm and concern to earn attention.

  • Researching your audience2:27

    Ask open-ended questions to research your audience—demographics, industries, career level, knowledge, and feelings—and tailor your opening remarks with a confident, audience-centered tone.

  • Credentials2:47

    Highlight your credibility by brainstorming 1-3 relevant facts from achievements, education, and experience, then present a concise 50-word credential statement that aligns with your topic and audience.

  • Preparing for surprises2:29

    Prepare for surprises by having a backup plan for introductions, openings, and tech failures; stay cool, adapt, improvise, and pivot to keep credibility with the audience.

  • Case study6:00

    This case study shows how to build credibility in a small room through reading the room, eye contact, and personal connection, then tailor openings and credentials for a large audience.

  • Conclusion1:08

    Apply credibility-building techniques with a friendly audience, practice through low-risk events and role play, and track progress over three months to grow your public speaking skills.

Requirements

  • A willingness to practice and try these techniques

Description

Welcome to this two part course where you will learn all about how to establish credibility as a speaker and how to improve your public speaking skills.

Speaking to an audience, either online or in person, can be a daunting prospect, and requires specific skills in order to be successful.

It doesn’t matter what your level of experience is, this course will help build your confidence and give you the tools you need to improve your presenting style.

We'll start the course off with How to Establish Credibility as a Speaker in a Speech or Presentation.

Building credibility is an important component of your speech or presentation. Without credibility, your audience members won't trust what you have to say! This course will teach you how to establish credibility as a speaker in a speech or presentation.

Your ability to speak publicly is important in careers like management, teaching, coaching, marketing and many more. To command attention and respect, you must establish credibility. Preparation before a speech and techniques used during the presentation help you build credibility.

Your credibility as a speaker is so critical that if you don’t have it  if the audience doesn’t find you credible — you might as well stop speaking.

In part 2 of this course you will learn the Fundamentals of Public Speaking where you'll learn to become a better presenter and improve your public speaking skills.

We'll get into practical insights that can help presenters prepare, open, deliver, and close their speeches. Also learn how to outline a speech, take questions, and develop the creative story that adds life to a speech.


Who this course is for:

  • Anyone looking to be a better speaker or presenter

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