Public Speaking Training: Create Compelling Speeches & Presentations

Course 903

Duration: 3 days
Sandbox: Yes
Language: English
17 NASBA CPE Credits (live, in-class training only)
17 PMI PDUs
8 DevOps Institute Continuing Education Units
Level: Intermediate

In this Public Speaking & Presentation Skills training course, you learn how to strengthen your public speaking and presentation skills, build your confidence, and establish rapport with the audience — all while practicing and delivering presentations in a safe environment with personalized feedback.

Public Speaking Training Delivery Methods

In-Person
Online

Public Speaking Training Benefits

Speak publicly in a convincing, confident, and concise style

Deliver dynamic and effective presentations

Create reference materials that support a compelling speech

Build audience rapport through eye contact, vocal delivery, and body languageSharpen your public speaking skills by integrating feedback

Continue learning and face new challenges with after-course one-on-one instructor coaching

Public Speaking Training Outline

Module 1: Creating Compelling Speeches

In this module, you will learn how to:

Determine your baseline public speaking skills
Tame fears and increase confidence through practice and preparation
Integrate audience feedback to fine-tune your delivery

You will also learn how to use the five-step method for speech delivery

Hooking the audience
Identifying the critical need
Presenting the key ideas concisely
Explaining the payoff
Calling for action

Module 2: Building an Effective Presentation

In this module, you will learn how to:

Create a storyboard for your presentation
Assess and address the needs of your audience
Convert your ideas into clear, structured content
Apply learning theory for optimal information transfer when shaping your presentation
Employ the 7 +/- 2 short-term memory principle to maintain your audience’s attention
Design effective presentation slides by simplifying complex data with visuals and graphics

Module 3: Engaging Your Audience

In this module, you will learn how to:

Direct the audience's natural eye movement
Move dynamically within the presentation space
Engage the entire audience with effective eye contact
Synchronize your gestures to the verbal message
Animate your speech with vocal variety, pitch modulation, pauses, and silence
Deliver memorable openings and closings

Module 4: Adding Interactivity to Your Presentations

In this module, you will learn how to:

Engage your audience by stimulating participation with preplanned, topical, rhetorical, group, and targeted questions
Handle questions from the audience with the reward, restate, and respond approach
Keep your answers short and simple
Get back on track after an unplanned interruption
Manage the post-presentation Q&A session

Module 5: Rehearsing and Delivering Your Speech

In this module, you will learn how to:

Build confidence with practice
Incorporate audience feedback to improve your presentation
Stay within your time limit
Open your presentation dynamically to create a winning first impression

Get This Course $2,785

3-day instructor-led training course
After-course coaching available

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Nov 12 - 14 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Herndon, VA or Virtual
Jan 21 - 23 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Herndon, VA or Virtual
Mar 25 - 27 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EDT

Herndon, VA or Virtual

3-day instructor-led training course
After-course coaching available

#903

Nov 12 - 14 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Herndon, VA or Virtual
Jan 21 - 23 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Herndon, VA or Virtual
Mar 25 - 27 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EDT

Herndon, VA or Virtual

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Course FAQs

You will give your presentation at the end of the course. Prior to you should practice effective rehearsal techniques, staying within your time limit, and opening dynamically to create a winning first impression.

There is an incorporating audience feedback to improve a presentation.

Yes! We know your busy work schedule may prevent you from getting to one of our classrooms which is why we offer convenient online training to meet your needs wherever you want, including online training.

Yes, you can receive PDUs from the Public Speaking: Compelling Speeches & Presentations course.

To find out how many PDUs you can receive, check out the PMI Q&A List ›

Basic familiarity with PowerPoint
Prior public speaking experience

Yes, this course is eligible for 8 DevOps Institute Continuing Education Units. Learning Tree offers a variety of DOI CEU-eligible training to help you maintain your certification. View the list of DOI CEU-eligible training courses.

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