Speaking with Confidence
Does the mere thought of public speaking make you want to run a mile? Do you dread presentations? Public speaking is a learned skill. You will learn the techniques and do lots of practice during this course. Become a confident speaker, and have fun getting there. For fluent English speakers - more info below course dates.
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Mon 17 Oct8 classes on Mondays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM No class Labour Day 24 October Selwyn College, Auckland. Elizabeth Drayton
- TEC-subsidised course fee for qualifying students $50.00 incl. GST
- $145.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Mon 17 Oct 18:30 - Mon 17 Oct 20:30Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Mon 31 Oct 18:30 - Mon 31 Oct 20:30Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Mon 07 Nov 18:30 - Mon 07 Nov 20:30Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Mon 14 Nov 18:30 - Mon 14 Nov 20:30Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Mon 21 Nov 18:30 - Mon 21 Nov 20:30Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Mon 28 Nov 18:30 - Mon 28 Nov 20:30Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 7
Mon 05 Dec 18:30 - Mon 05 Dec 20:30Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 8
Mon 12 Dec 18:30 - Mon 12 Dec 20:30Selwyn 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 visitor or 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
This course covers preparation, content and delivery of many types of speaking. There will be many opportunities to practise speaking in a supportive environment, and you will receive constructive feedback to improve your speaking step-by-step. The course will be tailored to the needs of the learners so you can practise with real material and real situations. Please note that you will need to prepare and deliver short speeches at every class. This is essential so that you develop these skills. You will learn how to do this.
Expected learning outcomes
- Learn to be relaxed and confident speaking in public
- Learn how to structure a speech that has an opening, middle and conclusion that will keep the attention of your audience
- Learn how to use vocal variety, hand gestures and eye contact when giving a speech
- Learn to confidently give a short impromptu speech
- Learn how to give an entertaining speech that keeps the attention of the audience from the beginning to the end.
Who should attend?
For anyone wanting to overcome the fear of public speaking and learn how to give a speech for any occasion. 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.
Speaking With Confidence Level 2
From 2022, a Level 2 course is available for those who wish to continue their public speaking education.
Testimonials
Comments from courses:
From August/September 2022 course:
"No, Thank you Liz! And thank you for the feedback You created such a safe space for us all to learn and the knowledge you shared was all very valuable and practical. I will definitely be using all the resources you have taken the time to prepare for future occasions. I think another take away I got from what you had taught us was that one of the most important things is the energy you bring and that words only make up a small percentage of communication. It was a such a nice introductory to public speaking, comfortable but still very challenging and out of my comfort zone (impromptu speeches are a killer). I really enjoyed all the stories and personal experiences that you were opened to share with us, which made it feel very relatable and relaxed.
P.S. also a big thank you to Max for being such a great assistant/tech/print guy! Looking forward to seeing you all again soon! Y."
From May/June 2022 course:
- Very good and extensive information.
- This course helped me professionally and personally.
- Following this course I will put my hand up more often to speak.
- This course helped me to overcome my fear of public speaking.
- I feel different about giving a speech – like I can survive it and if I really prepare and practice thoroughly maybe I’ll even be able to relax and enjoy it.
- The tutor was very good, very engaging, and clearly knew the subject inside out.
Previous courses:
- I really enjoyed challenging myself and discovering I could speak publicly
- I loved the supportive environment
- This course has given me the confidence to speak publicly
- I learned more than I thought I would
- Full of tips and tricks for public speaking
- The quality and teaching were beyond my expectations
- Feel much more confident in ZOOM meetings
- The feedback session and course content was exactly what I was after
- I learned how to make my speeches personal and let myself ‘shine’ through
- I learned how to use humour to hide my shyness
