Public Speaking 1-Day Fundamentals Workshop | Online

About this workshop

Utilize skills and tactics by entertainers such as improvisers and actors to elevate your public speaking performance, forget the fear, and learn to love the spotlight!

Public speaking is the most common #1 phobia in today's society, and at the same time, our abilities to strongly represent ourselves are becoming more and more of a priority. Whether we are job interviewing, pitching a startup, actively networking, or needing to lead a presentation in a boardroom or on a massive stage, confidence, clarity, and communication skills need to hit the mark.

This 6-hour Public Speaking 1-Day Fundamentals Course is the interactive and hands-on way to learn the fundamentals of public speaking. You will dive head first into tools and techniques, skill up with exercises, and by the end of the day you’ll be ready to engage an audience, relax your nerves, leave an impression, and thrive off of positive attention.

Takeaways

  • Enhance your communication skills and abilities to connect with people.
  • Learn new ways of handling stress and nerves associated with public speaking and presenting yourself in high pressure situations.
  • Develop a warm-up routine which will give you helpful strategies for feeling calm, present, ready and able to make an impact on stage.
  • Receive feedback to help identify your speaking strengths and weaknesses combined with time to practice for improvement.

Prereqs & Preparation

  • This workshop is for beginners. No prior knowledge or experience required.
  • You will need access to a laptop or computer with a working webcam and microphone as well as a strong internet connection.
  • This class will occur completely online using Zoom.
  • Class setup information will be emailed to all students signed up around 24 hours before (and again an hour before) your class launches.
  • Each individual class participant must have purchased a ticket.
  • NOTE: Some domains block our automated emails, so If you don’t receive sign-in instructions within 1 hour of the livestream, please reach out to help@generalassemb.ly and we’ll send sign-in instructions right away!
  • If this class is recorded, students will be sent the recording link within 7 days after class completion by email. Students are encouraged to download and save shared materials (worksheets, deck if applicable) during class for later reference, as they are not shared via email.

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