Public Speaking Essentials for Instructors
A One-Hour CE Course for Instructors by Anne Williams
Public Speaking Essentials for Instructors
A One-Hour CE Course for Instructors by Anne Williams
Seasoned presenters make it look easy. They fluidly convey content with a smile, an offhand joke that makes everyone laugh, and an organized structure that has students nodding along in comprehension.
But if we have no background in public speaking, standing up in front of classrooms and audiences is challenging. How do we build a skill set that allows us to deliver a presentation with ease and confidence? As you probably suspect, we must learn and practice new skills until they feel natural.
In this course, we'll discuss the essentials of public speaking for instructors. Whether your aim is to engage students in your classroom, impress CE participants at workshops, or inspire colleagues at massage conferences, you’ll learn tips that build your confidence and stage presence.
Regularly $29.99, this course is free for instructors for a limited time.
Learning Objectives: Having watched two videos and read an article, the participant will be able to:
- Organize presentation ideas into a beginning, middle, and end structure.
- Craft a presentation opening that grabs the audience’s attention.
- Identify the main message of a presentation.
- Outline and sequence the key points (subtopics) in a presentation.
- Craft a strong presentation closing.
- Write a script of exactly what you plan to say during your presentation.
- List three reasons to practice a presentation script aloud every day.
- Identify two things people learn by recording themselves.
- List two things people do when they don’t know their content well enough.
- Discuss a plan for visual aids.
- Describe the proper stance and posture to assume when presenting content.
- Explain one exercise people can use to improve their use of gestures when speaking.
- List three ways to move on elevated stages with projectors hung from the ceiling.
- Define the term, “forbidden triangle.”
- Identify two places a presenter should not stand on a stage.
- Explain one way to set up a classroom for a lecture.
- Describe the correct way to make eye contact with audience members.
- Outline two exercise that improve a speaker’s diction.
- Outline two exercises that improve a speaker’s intonation.
- Contrast verbal pacing and when to speak faster and when to speak more slowly.
- Describe the body language steps to practice when beginning a new content segment.
- Outline the seven steps to presentation preparation.
Category: Teacher Training
CE Hours: 1 CE Hour
CE Approvals: NCBTMB-approved, accepted in most states. Please note this course is NOT approved by Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, New York (New York does not accept teacher training hours).
Subscription Period: Ongoing access.
After Purchase: Once you purchase this course, you’ll log into massagemastery.online with your email and password. The course will be waiting for you on your dashboard. Click the course access button and follow the directions.
Introduction
Organize the Content
- Craft a Strong Opening
- Identify the Main Message
- Outline and Sequence Key Points
- Craft a Strong Closing
- Script It Out
- Think About Timing
Rehearse and Refine a Message
- Speak the Script Aloud
- Teach Your Mouth to Say the Words
- Improve the Vibrancy of Your Language
- Eliminate Filler
- Add Visual Aids
Project Competence and Confidence
- Stance, Posture, Gestures, and Movement
- Use of Eye Contact
- Volume, Diction, Intonation, and Pace
- Put it All Together
Preparation Steps
Closing
CE Quiz (Eight Multiple-Choice Questions)