Public Speaking Masterclass

Course Overview

In today's dynamic professional environment, mastering the art of public speaking is crucial for career advancement and personal growth. This course focuses on honing your public speaking skills and equipping you with the tools to excel in various communication scenarios. Explore the intricacies of persuasive speech, learning how to captivate and engage your audience effectively. Delve into the psychology of communication, uncovering strategies to build rapport, convey confidence, and leave a lasting impression.

What You Will Gain

By attending this masterclass, you will gain the ability to speak confidently under pressure and handle any speaking situation with ease. You’ll develop strategies to manage nerves, use body language and voice effectively, and respond confidently to questions and challenges.

You will leave with proven frameworks, advanced persuasion techniques, and a clear personal action plan to elevate your public speaking performance and professional presence.

You Will Learn

You will learn how to design and deliver persuasive presentations using proven structures, including powerful openings, compelling storytelling, and clear calls to action. You’ll explore how to read and influence your audience through body language, create curiosity using advanced techniques, and maintain attention throughout your delivery.

Through hands-on activities, you’ll practice impromptu speaking, master breathing and mindset techniques, handle difficult questions, and apply advanced rapport-building strategies to speak with confidence and authority.

Who Should Attend

• Professionals who are tasked with speaking in front of others but do not enjoy it
• Senior managers or executives that want to make an impression whenever they speak
• Leaders who want to improve their public speaking skills
• Management, team leaders or those in sale positions and need to present to people often

Learning Style

If you are looking for a fun, highly interactive learning experience, this programme is for you.

You will develop your public speaking skills through practical, hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios, with plenty of opportunities to practise.

Guided feedback and coaching will help you build confidence, refine your delivery and communicate with greater clarity and impact in professional settings.

Certification Criteria

You must meet two criteria to be eligible for an Informa Connect Academy Certificate of Completion:

• Satisfactory attendance: You must attend all sessions of the course. If, for any reason, you miss more than 2 hours of the course sessions, you will not be eligible to sit the course assessment
• Successful completion of the course assessment: Assessments will be ongoing and based on in-class participation and activities

Delivered by Derek

Derek has over 30 years of experience and has worked with some of the world’s largest companies including JP Morgan, Fidelity and Aviva. Derek has delivered thousands of presentations and has presented in front of over 10,000 people all over the world and has lectured at Scotland’s top universities including Edinburgh, Heriot Watt, Stirling and Napier.

Certified by CPD UK

The CPD Certification Service is an independent accreditation centre working across all sectors, disciplines and further learning applications and supports policies of institutional and professional organisations globally.

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