Smart Tips: Public Speaking

A collection of 43 micro-lessons for expert public speaking, storytelling, deck crafting, and audience engagement

Created by: Deborah Grayson Riegel
Keynote speaker and leadership communication consultant

What Will I Learn?

• Identify what makes a great public speaker - and how anyone can use these
• Manage public speaking anxiety and demonstrate confidence
• Leverage the 3 V's of public speaking: Verbal, Vocal, and Visual
• Organize ideas quickly and concisely
• Use data insights to tell stories
• Put together a PowerPoint that makes presenting easy
• Handle challenging Q&A
• Speak with presence, polish, and professionalism
• Make boring presentations more interesting
• Think on your feet
• Bounce back from tough presentations
• Present in virtual and hybrid settings
• Prepare for team presentations

Requirements

• While it's helpful to have some public speaking experience, this course will benefit anyone

Target audience

• Professionals who want to demonstrate presence and gravitas
• Professionals who need to present frequently, and want to quickly improve their skills
• Professionals who will start presenting more often, and need help getting started
• Professionals who experience anxiety when presenting
• Professionals who are excellent presenters and are looking to upskill
• Professionals who are curious about what great public speakers do differently