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PRDV008: Preparing and Delivering Presentations
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Course Introduction
Unit 1: The Elements of Communication
Unit 2: Analyze Your Audience
Unit 3: Making Your Presentation Relevant
Unit 4: Structuring Your Presentation
Unit 5: Providing Supporting Content
Unit 6: Creating Your Presentation Aids
Unit 7: Delivering Your Presentation
Unit 8: Categories of Presentation Delivery
Unit 9: Speaking to an Online Audience
Unit 10: Using Your Presentation Aids
Unit 11: Overcoming Anxiety and Uncertainty
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Course Syllabus
The Benefits of Learning How to Speak Publicly
How to Speak So People Want to Listen
The Communication Process
Communication Models
Reading Audience Feedback
The Communications Process
Transactional Model of Communication
What is Audience Analysis?
How to Conduct Audience Analysis
The Importance of Language
Word Choice
Inclusive Language
Using the Right Tone
Choosing a Topic
Finding and Selecting a Topic
How to Choose a Topic
Choosing a Relevant Topic
Consider the Occasion
Finding Your Purpose
Your Purpose and Central Idea
Informative Speeches
Could a Saturn Moon Harbor Life?
Persuasive Speeches
How to Use Rhetoric to Get What you Want
Entertaining Speeches
Specific Purposes
Developing Your Specific Purpose
Developing Your Thesis
Establishing a Purpose and a Thesis
The Goal of Your Thesis
Determine Your Main Points
Why Introductions Matter
Introduction
How to Write an Introduction
Why Conclusions Matter
Conclusions
Incorporating an Attention-Getter
How to Begin Your Speech
Steps for Creating a Conclusion
Parts of a Conclusion
The Importance of Transitions
Keep Your Speech Moving
Incorporating Transitions
Researching and Supporting Your Speech
Finding Relevant Facts and Statistics
How Statistics Can Be Misleading
Three Ways to Spot a Bad Statistic
Using Examples
Using Your Life Experience
How to Tell a Great Story
The Transformative Power of Storytelling
Keys to Great Storytelling
Incorporating Examples
Credibility Appeals
Ethics, Plagiarism, and Reliable Sources
Credibility and Trustworthiness of Online Sources
Research Strategies
Gathering Reliable Information
Using Sources to Find More Sources
Evaluating Sources for Credibility
Evaluating the Accuracy of a Source
Evaluating the Reputation of a Source
Evaluating the Credibility of a Website
Evaluating the Reputation of an Author
Evaluating Sources for Audience and Purpose
Acknowledging Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
Common Citation Formats
How to Cite Your Sources
What to Do and Not to Do for a Presentation
Designing a Presentation
Organizing a Visual Presentation
Designing Visual Aids
Incorporating Effective Visuals
Guidelines for Visual Aids
Great Presentations: A Traditional Address
Great Presentations: Using Pauses to Captivate
Great Presentations: The Great Communicator
Nonverbal Communication
Your Vocal Toolbox
Speaking and Voice
Using Your Voice Effectively in Speech
Great Presentations: The Danger of Silence
Effective Vocal Delivery
Vocal Delivery
Pump up the Volume
Adjusting Your Pace
Using Tone to Engage
Using Fluency to Engage
Fluency and Voice Dynamics
Recharge Your Vocal Energy with Movement
Facial Expressions
What to Do with Your Hands
Using Gestures for Effect
Mastering Eye Contact
Delivering a Speech
How to Give an Impromptu Speech
Extemporaneous Speeches
Giving an Extemporaneous Speech
Speaking from a Manuscript
Why You Should Not Memorize Your Speech
Online Public Speaking
Why Lectures are Dead (or Soon Will Be)
Delivering an Effective Webinar
Webinars are Better but not Best
Presenting Online
Recording Your Online Presentation
How to Use Your Webcam
Setting Up Good Lighting
Lighting Tips
Creating Your Visual Background
Maintaining a Conversational Tone
Maintaining Eye Contact with an Online Audience
Dress and Posture
Seven Tips for Presenting Online
Using Your Presentation Aids
Leveraging Your Media Options
Presentation Aids that Distract
Presentation Aids that Enhance
Using Visual Aids
Preparing for Technology Failures
Communicating with a Live Audience
The Science of Stage Fright (and How to Overcome It)
Managing Speech Anxiety
Speaking with Confidence
Adapting to Your Audience
Managing Audience Questions
Responding to Hostile Questions
Tips for Handling Questions
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