Public speaking

OBJECTIVES OF THE SEMINAR
  • Train participants in speaking in front of small or large audiences
  • Make them feel more comfortable in front of groups of people
  • Help them to structure their intervention
  • Teach them the art of verbal expression and how to express themselves clearly
  • Assist them in developing skills to enhance motivation and convinction
  • Provide them with animation skills for all kinds of situations
  • Teach them how to captivate their audience
  • Teach them to handle difficult situations
  • Help them improve their skills in using audio-visual means
PROGRAM OF THE SEMINAR
  • Introduction
  • Preparation of the venue and of the didactic material
  • Individual evaluation of each participant – detailed analysis of their strengths and weaknesses
  • Basic communication skills on how to pass on a message efficiently
    • Adult education rules
    • The contents and format of a message
    • How to captivate and convince an audience
    • Skills to improve attention from the audience
    • Video-taped exercises
  • How to structure an intervention
  • How to better liaise with the audience and talk their language of interest
  • Empathy, or the art of adapting language and approach to the development level and motivation of the group
  • Oral expression in practice 
    • Breathing, silence, pauses
    • Voice
    • Rhythm
    • Intonation
    • Articulation
    • Physical behaviour and non-verbal language
    • Personal enthusiasm and commitment
    • Video-taped exercises and critical analysis by means of selftests
  • Non-verbal communication
  • Skills to stimulate message impregnation
  • Efficient guidance of the participants
    • Create the most adequate climate
    • Individual profiles of the group members : identify the different profiles and adapt an adequate attitude towards each of them
    • Learn technical skills to improve participation and involvement
    • Ask the right questions       
    • Checking the level of comprehension of the audience
    • Pitfalls to avoid
    • Video-taped exercises
  • Manage difficult situations
    • Individual evaluation of each participant – analysis of their reaction towards unforeseen and difficult situations
    • How to deal with stage fear
    • How to respond to objections
    • How to handle difficult questions
    • How to face participants who are nervous, inattentive, indifferent or negative
    • Video-taped exercises
  • Efficient use of audio-visual means