Public Speaking Course

Why a Communicaid Public Speaking course? Professionals who are able to speak well and capture their audience can really set themselves apart.  However, most of us are more likely to feel extreme anxiety at the thought of addressing a room full of people and hurry through the experience as quickly as possible.  Whatever your industry or role, you may be asked to deliver presentations to clients, speak at board meetings, present at conferences or address large groups of colleagues and the success or failure of your public speaking will determine how you and your organisation are perceived. A Communicaid Public Speaking course will help you to overcome all these difficulties and speak with confidence. 

Whether you are preparing for a special event or regularly speaking in public, Communicaid’s Public Speaking courses will make public speaking a positive experience incorporating both verbal and non-verbal techniques to deliver your message effectively and maintain your audience’s interest. Upon completion of a Communicaid Public Speaking course you will deliver more effective presentations and public announcements that reflect positively on you and your organisation.

Communicaid Public Speaking courses will provide you with:

 -Increased confidence when speaking in public

- Greater ability to overcome anxiety and nerves when preparing for public speaking

- New techniques to enhance your own personal public speaking style

- The opportunity to practise and assess your current strengths

- The ability to use and control your voice more effectively

- Greater awareness of your own non-verbal signals and how to interpret those of your 

   audience

A Communicaid Public Speaking course will be of benefit to you if:

- Your role involves or will soon involve addressing large audiences

- You regularly make formal presentations or speak at meetings

- You deliver internal training or induction programmes

All our Public Speaking courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their personal/organisational requirements and existing skills set.   A Public Speaking course includes:

- Preparation for public speaking

- Using your voice to effect when public speaking: diction, intonation, rhythm and pacing

- Using gestures and non-verbal communication in public speaking

- Strategies for building confidence and combating public speaking anxiety

Public Speaking training is available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres in London, Paris, Frankfurt and New York or at your offices in any location worldwide.  We usually recommend a one or two day course but can also offer a more flexible format to suit your schedule.

Suitably tailored materials will be used throughout your course and your trainer will film or record you in order to provide you with detailed feedback.

The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your Public Speaking skills course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy (please click here to read more about our approach).

Public Speaking Course Trainer

Your Public Speaking trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus.  Detailed below is a sample profile of one of our Public Speaking trainers.

FG

FG has a breadth of broadcasting experience in both live and recorded programmes encompassing presenting, announcing, narration and reporting for major radio and TV stations.   She has also worked extensively in the print and PR industries.  In addition, FG is a qualified primary school teacher with a Diploma in Dramatic Art from Middlesex University.

After teaching for several years, FG took the opportunity to move to Brussels to work in publishing and publicity.  On her return to the UK she started working on radio commercials and voiceovers followed by a spell reporting in India for BBC Woman’s Hour.  She has since worked extensively for BBC Radio 4 and World Service as a news reader, continuity announcer, reporter and presenter of the Shipping Forecast.  She spent four years working for the forces TV network and then spent ten years working for the ITV network as a writer, presenter.

FG is still involved in broadcasting but, since 2003, has specialised in public speaking training combining her teaching experience with her own practical experience of using her voice effectively.  She has worked successfully with a wide range of nationalities and clients for Communicaid delivering speech training to Birkbeck College, Eli Lilly and Diageo.

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