Free online English Speaking Course

                                                                                            Public Speaking - Join the Talk & Spread the Word

Nowadays we all need to be speakers of words... but nobody taught us how! Together, let's learn techniques, talk with experts and practice through personal experiences. Complete this course and join us in Barcelona for our First Elevator Pitch Contest.

About this course

'Join the Talk & Spread the Word' is a course developed by Homuork, in collaboration with professors from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in Barcelona and Public Speaking experts, that aims to explain techniques and provide resources that will aid you in preparing your presentations and delivering ideas convincingly.

Our public speaking is a key element of how we are perceived, both in professional and private environments: that is why it is so scary! For 6 weeks, participants will submerge themselves in the world of public speaking analyzing famous speeches through TED videos, political interventions or business gurus), will work on their individual weak spots, and improve drastically while having fun. Moreover, you’ll have the ability to put your learnings in practice during the 1st Elevator Pitch Contest, which will be held in Spring 2015 in Barcelona!

Alexandra Maratchi (Homuork CEO) will lead the course, guiding you along a variety of techniques that help prepare, structure, rehearse and deliver a great speech. In addition, international experts and coaches in communication like Jeremey Donovan, Sebastian Lora and Jean-Roch Michel will jump in on various occasions to share their research, illustrate techniques and ensure you get a well-rounded view of the success factors in public speaking.

The course is taught in English, but there will be subtitles to help our MOOCers. The total workload will be about 2h/week, dedicated to watching video lectures, taking quizzes and completing recommended exercises.

What do I learn?

The course enables participants to learn tricks and tips to enhance their presentations and therefore feel comfortable while presenting. In addition to taking the course and exchanging with peers, we expect participants to develop an understanding of different communication styles which they can subsequently apply to their daily conversations.

Course Structure

Chapter 1 - Discover your communicative style


Unit 1 - My experience

Unit 2 - What makes a good presentation?


Unit 3.1 - Communicative styles of your audience


Unit 3.2 - Personal communicative audit - exercise

Chapter 2 - Structure your presentation


Unit 1 - Meet your audience

Unit 2.1 - Preparation technique 1: 6 w's


Unit 2.2 - Preparation technique 2: Visual mapping

Unit 2.3 - Preparation technique 3: Communication circle


Unit 3 - Reason & argue or how to win your battles

Chapter 3 - Write and design your presentation

Unit 1 - Tell us a story

Unit 2 - Be funny

Unit 3.1 - Write well


Unit 3.2 - Write well: rhetorical resources

Unit 4 - Be elegant or how to prepare your visuals

Bonus track: elevator pitch

Chapter 4 - Rehearse your presentation


Unit 1 - Practice makes excellence


Unit 2.1 - Prepare for rehearsal


Unit 2.2 - Train your diction


Unit 3.1 - Set the tone & speed


Unit 3.2 - Set the tone & speed - exercise


Chapter 5 - Deliver your presentation

Unit 1 – Talkative bodies


Unit 2 - Use the space


Unit 3 - Stress management

Unit 3.1 - Neuro Linguistic Programming applied to Public Speaking fear

Unit 4 - Get dressed

Workload

Approximately 2 hours per week for watching lecture videos and completing quizzes and homework assignments.

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