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Do you get nervous when presenting at company meetings? Do you find it hard to make conversation at gatherings and social events? Do you lock up in awkward social situations?
If so, this one day workshop is just for you!
It’s aimed at anybody who wants to improve their speaking skills in informal situations. We’ll give participants the confidence and the skills to interact with others, to speak in informal situations, and to present in front of small groups.
Specific learning objectives include:
- Enhance the ability to speak one-on-one with others.
- Begin to feel more confident speaking socially or small groups such as meetings.
- Practice developing these skills in a safe and supportive setting.
Learn more... Course Outline
Our courseware is primarily purchased by five types of trainer; HR managers, corporate trainers, private training firms, educational institutions, or private consultants. The target audience varies on the instructor and the type of training required by a particular organization.
The students for this course are usually training staff or managers involved in training.
No previous experience or training in public speaking is required, though students should possess basic numeracy and literacy and ideally have a basic understanding of using computers and software applications, such as Microsoft Word.
The Courseware Company (established in the early 1990s and part of gtslearning) is the only European authorised reseller of Velsoft courseware materials and print licences. Velsoft offers fully customisable training materials, delivered online and fully supported with instructor resources and student study tools.
To get started, just open this training courseware in your favourite word processor. You can fully customise the materials to suit your exact learning needs and include your own branding. Your own tailor-made course, delivered 'off-the-peg' and saving you thousands of pounds in development time and man-hours. Just press print and the perfect learning experience is yours to deliver.
Introduction and Course Overview You will spend the first part of the day getting to know participants and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.
Good Communication Skills To begin, participants will share communication opportunities that they feel they have missed in the past few weeks. Then, participants will explore barriers to communication and possible solutions.
Interpersonal Skills This session will look at two key interpersonal skills: asking questions and listening.
Self-Disclosure During this session, participants will learn about self-disclosure using the Johari Windows concept.
The Art of Conversation Next, participants will learn about and practice the four levels of conversation.
Practicing Dialogue This session will wrap up everything participants have learned so far into one exercise.
Re-Designing Yourself for Strength During this session, participants will learn about the seven components of a good speaker.
Professionalism This session will focus on presenting a professional image.
Maximizing Meetings Next, participants will discuss fifteen ways to make the most of meetings.
Sticky Situations This session will give participants an opportunity to identify situations that they have difficulty with, and to brainstorm some solutions.
Controlling Nervousness During this session, participants will learn some ways to control physical and mental nervousness.
Tell Me a Story To wrap up the day, participants will make a small, impromptu presentation.
Workshop Wrap-Up At the end of the day, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.
Want to deliver the best Business Skills or Computer Training courses to your students? The Courseware Company is the UK’s leading supplier of fully Customisable business skills courseware licences.
Content is available for many business disciplines as well as Microsoft Office, Adobe and many other training products. Essentially, we’ve packaged the classroom prep time into an affordable, effective product.
This course can be purchased individually or as part of the Career Development Bundle. Also included in this bundle are: