Professional Speaking
95-718
Units: 6
Description
Professional Speaking provides practical instruction for preparing and delivering professional presentations and communicating in professional situations. Activities and assignments include: developing targeted, strategic messages; writing outlines; creating cohesive visuals; exploring new technologies; and, speaking extemporaneously. Students engage specific audiences using a communication style (both verbal and nonverbal) suitable for workplace environments. Overall, the course helps students develop confidence and apply effective techniques when speaking in a public setting.
Learning Outcomes
- Compare and contrast effective versus ineffective professional presentations
- Conduct an audience analysis and adapt messages to particular audience members
- Establish presence through professional attire, appropriate posture, and purposeful gestures
- Structure a logical, cohesive message via verbal and visual transitional devices
- Maintain time constraints, a consistent pace, adequate volume and clarity in voice projection, and eye contact
- Design and utilize visuals (e.g. slides, logos, photographs, tables, graphs, charts, and diagrams) effectively
- Demonstrate the use of advanced presentation technologies as a method of delivering content
- Generate interaction with attendees and respond eloquently to questions from the audience
- Self-evaluate professional development as a public speaker