Communicating with Confidence (2015)

1h 17mGeneral2019-07-26

Authors

Jeff Ansell

Head of Jeff Ansell & Associates

Course details

Most people are afraid of speaking in public, but effective oral communication is a key skill in business. Jeff Ansell provides simple communication tools, strategies, and tips that are easy to use and produce immediate results. He'll help you sound more confident, use body and language to better express ideas, and overcome anxiety. In the last chapter of the course, all these concepts are brought together in two real-world coaching exercises that will help you see the techniques in action.

Learning objectives
Organizing your thoughts
Speaking slowly, naturally, and confidently
Breathing properly
Using your body to reinforce speech
Managing facial expressions
Handling nervousness
Voice modulation, eye contact, and gestures

Skills covered

Public SpeakingProfessional DevelopmentOne-Off

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Speaking with confidence

1. Be a Better Communicator

02 - What makes a good speaker
03 - What holds people back
04 - Connecting with yourself
05 - Connecting with others
06 - Breathing properly

2. Honing Your Message

07 - Knowing what to say
08 - Organizing your thoughts

3. Say It Like You Mean It

09 - Making every word count
10 - Sounding confident
11 - Power of the pause
12 - Slowing down

4. Look Like You Mean It

13 - Using your eyes
14 - Talking with your hands
15 - Gesturing naturally
16 - Managing facial expression

5. Confronting Anxiety

17 - Handling nervousness
18 - Nervousness is common
19 - Making fake confidence real

Conclusion

20 - FAQs
21 - Wrap up
22 - Hand gesture coaching
23 - Slowing down coaching