Public Speaking for Non-Native English Speakers
1h 54mGeneral2022-11-29
Authors

Peter Novak

Strictly Speaking Group
Course details
Speaking in public isn't easy for most people, and if English isn’t your first or second language, it might be even more challenging. Designed specifically for non-native English speakers, this course provides practical strategies and techniques to increase clarity and confidence when communicating in English. Executive communication coach and professor Dr. Peter Novak embraces linguistic and cultural diversity in the workplace. Instead of focusing on your accent, Dr. Novak encourages you to shift your efforts towards listener-friendly delivery and embrace your multilingual self. He covers strategies to identify and reduce accent bias, plus specific techniques to increase understandability and generate confidence. Dr. Novak presents a step-by-step guide on how to score a script for delivery, so you can focus on making a better connection with the audience. Strengthen your delivery and build your confidence with these easily integrated approaches to public speaking.
Skills covered
Cross-Cultural CommunicationPublic SpeakingDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)CommunicationProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
1. Accent, Identity, and Listener-Friendly Speech
- 01 - Public speaking for non-native English speakers
- 02 - It s not an accent, it s an identity
- 03 - Accent bias is real
- 04 - Defeating accent bias - Part 1
- 05 - Defeating accent bias - Part 2
- 06 - How English speakers listen
- 07 - Listener friendly speech
- 08 - Chapter one overview
2. Step-by-Step Guide for Confident Speaking
- 09 - Confidence through scripting
- 10 - Why scoring your script matters
- 11 - Respelling, or scoring for pronunciation
- 12 - Confidence through focus words
- 13 - Confidence through pitch
- 14 - Three inflections to know - Part 1
- 15 - Three inflections to know - Part 2
- 16 - Scoring for inflection
- 17 - Varying your pace
- 18 - Confidence through power
- 19 - How to sound spontaneous (even while reading)
- 20 - Chapter 2 summary
3. Resources and Strategies
- 21 - Introduction to speaking resources
- 22 - Use speech-to-text to develop your script
- 23 - Tools to clarify your content
- 24 - BoldVoice - An AI-powered pronunciation app
- 25 - The ICAO alphabet - A tool for clarity
- 26 - Speaking anxiety for non-native speakers
- 27 - How to reduce speaking anxiety - Part 1
- 28 - How to reduce speaking anxiety - Part 2
- 29 - 4-7-8 breathing exercise
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