About this Event
Course Details
Duration: 1 Day
Delivery: Classroom / In-house
Language: English
Certificate: Course Completion Certificate
Credits: 8
Refreshments: Lunch, Snacks, and beverages will be provided during the session.
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Overview:
Public Speaking for First-Timers is a practical one-day workshop designed to help beginners feel more comfortable speaking in front of others. You’ll learn how to manage nervousness, organize your thoughts, use your voice effectively, and connect naturally with an audience.
Rather than focusing on theory, the session emphasizes practice, guided activities, short speaking exercises, and constructive feedback.
Why Take This Course?
- Build confidence without forcing yourself to act overly confident
- Learn practical ways to manage speaking nerves
- Organize your ideas quickly and communicate them clearly
- Improve voice, pace, tone, posture, and eye contact
- Practice speaking in a supportive environment
- Receive useful feedback to strengthen your delivery
- Create a personal plan for continued improvement
What You’ll Learn to Do
- Feel more composed before and during speaking situations
- Think more clearly when speaking without extensive preparation
- Use breathing and pacing to control nervousness
- Speak with a stronger and more natural voice
- Maintain better eye contact and body language
- Use pauses confidently instead of relying on filler words
- Participate more comfortably in meetings and social situations
Who Is This For?
- Beginners who want to become more comfortable speaking publicly
- Professionals who want greater confidence in meetings and presentations
- Young professionals and career changers
- Individuals preparing for speeches, introductions, or social occasions
- Groups looking to strengthen communication skills together
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For Teams & Corporates
Help your team become more comfortable speaking in meetings, presentations, client conversations, and other professional settings. This workshop gives employees practical techniques to manage speaking nerves and communicate with greater confidence.
The session can be customized for your organization and delivered in-house. Group pricing and tailored content are available for team bookings.
Ready to Build Speaking Confidence?
Join a practical, supportive session where your team can learn, practice, and receive useful feedback. Contact us to discuss individual, group, or corporate participation.
📧 Contact us today to schedule a customized in-house, face-to-face session:
Agenda
Module 1: Understanding Public Speaking
Info: Explore common speaking fears, identify personal challenges, and understand the foundations of effective communication
Module 2: Voice, Breathing & Articulation
Info: Practice breathing, volume, pace, tone, and pronunciation techniques for clearer and more confident delivery.
Module 3: Confident Body Language
Info: Learn how posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact influence how your message is received.
Module 4: Organizing Your Message
Info: Use simple structures to develop ideas, create stronger openings and endings, and make your message easier to follow.
Module 5: Managing Speaking Anxiety
Info: Discover practical methods for preparing mentally, reducing nervousness, and becoming more comfortable under pressure.
Module 6: Connecting With Your Audience
Info: Learn to encourage interaction, respond to audience cues, ask effective questions, and use stories appropriately.
Module 7: Your Speaking Practice
Info: Deliver a short speech and apply the techniques covered throughout the workshop while receiving constructive feedback.
Module 8: Building Long-Term Confidence
Info: Learn how to practice effectively, review your performance, use feedback, and set realistic speaking goals.
Event venue & nearby stays
ON, Ottawa - Albert & Metcalfe, 116 Albert Street Suite 200 & 300 Ottawa Ontario Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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