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Enhancing Presentation and Public Speaking Skills Through Improv

Course ID: CSP-4000MD2
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The world is all about communication! In this course, you learn to build resilience to nerves and stage fright, to speak with clarity and intention and respond intelligently with composure. You learn how to deliver a speech for any occasion. You discover that body language builds a quick rapport with those around you by increasing awareness of physical cues and vocal tones. Improv techniques help to improve essential listening skills, making you more attuned to your audience's reactions so that you may adjust accordingly. This increased awareness also gives you the confidence to add something to any conversation, not just speeches.

Course Objectives

Learn the basic principles of physical communication

Learn to project and enunciate

Learn how to create a pace/rhythm in your speech

Learn how to listen and focus on the moment and adapt – "Read the room"

Learn how to harness unique strengths for passionate verbal delivery

Learn how to become a confident and engaging speaker

Outline of instruction

Work on improv techniques showing how body language can convey information quickly

Learn how to become a confident and engaging speaker

Lessons in how to improve your vocal tone and pitch

Practice how to be concise and getting to the important point of the conversation

Learn the basic improv principles to improve your reaction time to respond with composure