Public Speaking for International Professionals

Name: Public Speaking for International Professionals
Price: 475 $
Availability: InStock

by University of British Columbia Claim Listing

By the end of the course, you’ll have practised the entire speech process, from planning your speech to execution

$475

Contact the Institutes

Fill this form

Duration

2 Hours

Course Details

This course is designed especially for professionals who speak English as an additional language. Improve your pronunciation, fluency and presence in speaking English publicly.

Using the same strategies professional speakers and actors use, build your confidence in different speaking situations, such as talking to one person, or presenting in a team meeting or in front of a large audience.

Understand and practise how to:

use improvisation exercises to handle on-the-spot communications or scenarios where quick thinking is needed
control breath flow to influence sound, speech and delivery
control and manage body language, eye contact and facial expressions
address and manage nerves/stage fright in a variety of situations
organize speech content into templates
use emphasis of key words to create greater impact
slow down speech
practise formal and casual pronunciation, intonation and word choice

By the end of the course, you’ll have practised the entire speech process, from planning your speech to execution. Every class includes a combination of theory/technique and speaking practice.

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for teaching, learning and research, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world.

UBC embraces innovation and transforms ideas into action. Since 1915, UBC has been opening doors of opportunity for people with the curiosity, drive and vision to shape a better world.

Vision

Inspiring people, ideas and actions for a better world.

Purpose

Pursuing excellence in research, learning and engagement to foster global citizenship and advance a sustainable and just society across British Columbia, Canada and the world.

Values

Excellence

A profound and aspirational value: the quality of striving to be, and being, outstanding.

Integrity

A moral value: the quality of being honest, ethical and truthful.

Respect

An essential and learned value: regard felt or shown towards different people, ideas and actions

Academic freedom

A unique value of the academy: a scholar’s freedom to express ideas through respectful discourse and the pursuit of open discussion, without risk of censure.