Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Arial&#34;,sans-serif">Boost the quality of your professional and social presentations by looking at ways to engage your audience using speech structure, intonation and good body language.  This course aims to improve the quality of your public speaking and in turn boost your confidence.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Arial&#34;,sans-serif">It will focus on what works well in presentations; why public speaking confidently is important; how to use intonation to alter meaning and completing a short presentation.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Arial&#34;,sans-serif">This course is for those wishing to improve the quality of their public speaking and presentation skills.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Arial&#34;,sans-serif">A good level of conversational and written English is needed to complete this course.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">If online, learners must have access to a laptop, tablet or desktop with good wifi and a webcam.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">Discussions, observations and presentations. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">You will have to prepare and practise 3 short speeches throughout the course. The amount of time you dedicate towards this is optional.  For the workshops no preparation will be required.</span></span></span></span></p>

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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">During this coursewe will talk to you about your next steps which could include attending other workshops/courses such as </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">personal development courses Assertiveness & communication or Boost your Confidence or consider developing employability and job interview skills by signing up for of our skills for work courses. </span></span></span></span></p>

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