Leadership and Management
Public Speaking for Professionals
Public speaking is an essential skill for all professionals. In this course you will learn communication and presentation skills to help you navigate the workplace, formal presentations, and special events. By gaining experience in preparing and executing formal presentations, you will develop a skillset to effectively interact with the professional world. Explore strategies and techniques for developing public speaking in an interactive, fully-online course, packed with interactive activities and pdf resources.
Objectives & Overview
The purpose of this course is to help prepare professionals to research, create, and execute formal presentations. Throughout this course, professionals will develop their communication and presentation skills, and learn strategies for a wide variety of public presentations, from the workplace to formal occasions.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- develop detailed content and speaking outlines
- research, develop, and prepare formal presentations
- identify and apply audience analysis strategies in formal presentations
- develop and deliver verbal in-speech citations
This course is organized into four modules. Each module contains a quiz activity as well as an interactive practice exercise, alongside videos and printable resources.
- Module 1: Organizing Professional Presentations
- Module 2: Audience Analysis and Adapting Presentations for Specific Audiences
- Module 3: Developing Speaker Credibility
- Module 4: Delivering Presentations with Confidence
Who Should Enroll?
This course is aimed at professionals who wish to gain experience in creating and delivering formal presentations, while sharpening their public speaking expertise.
How Will This Course Benefit Me?
Public speaking is a skill that benefits professionals at all levels of an organization. It improves your ability to communicate with other professionals, and improves your ability to communicate ideas, persuade others, and interact socially. Communication is an essential part of life, and improving your ability to do so effectively can open up new paths in work and in life.
Method of Delivery
This course is fully online and asychronous, allowing the flexibility for participants to learn on their own schedule. The self-paced course consists of four modules, and can be completed in multiple sittings to accomodate busy schedules. On average, the entire course can be completed in approximately 4 hours, though participants have 60 days after registration to access and complete the content.
Tuition Funding & Sources
As noncredit training programs, our courses are ineligible for traditional federally subsidized financial resources.
We’re pleased to offer a 10% discount to USF alumni, USF faculty and staff, USF faculty and staff family members, USF students and veterans on the following courses and programs:
· Human Resource Management Programs
· K-12 Summer Camps
· Process Improvement Programs
· Project Management Programs*
*Excludes the already discounted PMP® Exam Preparation Course
· Test Preparation Courses (SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT and LSAT)
How to Receive the Discount
The discount can be applied only at time of registration. Simply register for your
course online and use one of the following discount codes during the checkout process:
· USF Alumni Association Members: USFAAM
· USF Faculty and Staff:* USFFS
· USF Faculty and Staff Family Members: SUMMEROFUSF
· USF Students: USFS
· Veterans: USFVA
If you have questions or technical issues in applying a discount, call us at 813-974-0950.
* The discount is not valid for courses paid for by a USF Department. It is only valid for self-pay students.
Quick Details
Time: Approximately 4 hours
Modules: 4
Fee: $495
Connect with a program advisor
Dr. Aubrey Huber
aubreyahuber@usf.edu