Speaking With Confidence Level 2
This is a follow-on course for those who have completed Speaking With Confidence (our 7.5 hour introductory course) to continue developing public speaking skills. It may also be suitable for those who can already deliver a speech but want to improve their confidence and skills.
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Tue 02 Aug
- TEC-subsidised course fee for qualifying students $50.00 incl. GST
- $145.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Tue 02 Aug 19:00 - Tue 02 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Tue 09 Aug 19:00 - Tue 09 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Tue 16 Aug 19:00 - Tue 16 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Tue 23 Aug 19:00 - Tue 23 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Tue 30 Aug 19:00 - Tue 30 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Tue 06 Sep 19:00 - Tue 06 Sep 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 7
Tue 13 Sep 19:00 - Tue 13 Sep 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 8
Tue 20 Sep 19:00 - Tue 20 Sep 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.
Description
Course fees
NOTE: This course offers a course fee subsidy through funding from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) for NZ citizen and permanent migrant adults, their partners on work visas, refugees, NZ citizen and permanent resident young people aged 16+ who are not currently enrolled in a secondary school. We need to collect extra information such as age, ethnicity, educational achievement and gender for statistical purposes. You must also provide evidence of NZ citizenship, residency or refugee status if requested. A condition of accepting a course fee subsidy is that you commit to at least 80% attendance of your course.
Course outline Speaking with Confidence Level 2
This course is designed to build on Speaking with Confidence, our introductory course. It builds on the theory from this first course with more in-depth theory and weekly opportunities to speak and get feedback. Your public speaking will be enhanced by learning an increased range of tools, tactics, tips and tricks to speak with confidence and deliver your message concisely, with clarity, and in a compelling manner. You will learn how to plan, structure, and prepare for your speeches/presentations, how to identify the key elements of a speech/presentation, and how to engage effectively with your audience so that you deliver winning speeches/presentations. It will also help you speak confidently in meetings because you will learn the key components of effective communications. Effective public speaking is a valuable employment skill.
Expected learning outcomes
- Be able to deliver a speech with confidence and relative ease (with practice);
- Be able to deliver an impromptu speech/vote of thanks and be able to think on one’s feet;
- Learn how to captivate and call an audience to action.
- Gain further confidence in public speaking and become a more effective communicator and be able to deliver confident and concise speeches/presentations with clarity, that are compelling,
Who should attend?
This course is designed for those who have completed Speaking With Confidence because this course builds on the learning from the first course. It is for those who can give a speech but who want to continue to overcome their fear of public speaking and / or grow their confidence so that they can deliver their message concisely, with clarity, and in a compelling manner, and who wish to improve their employment prospects. Please note that participants should have fluent English to attend this course. If you are uncertain about your ability, please contact the office for advice.
