Full course description
Course summary:
This course will teach you how to manage your thoughts, body language, nervousness, and speech patterns to present yourself professionally. You'll also learn how to present at meetings, use the five-S pattern to prepare a good presentation, and punch up your presentation with visual aids.
Course objectives:
After completing this course, learners should be able to:
- Establish rapport with your audience.
- Implement techniques to reduce nervousness and fear.
- Describe your strengths as a presenter and how to appeal to different types of people.
- Recognize how visual aids can create impact and attention.
- Develop techniques to create a professional presence.
- Identify some different ways to prepare and organize information.
- Prepare, practice, and deliver a short presentation.
Recommended background:
No additional background knowledge or skills are required for this course.
Course creators:
This course was designed and developed by the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands at Indiana University, using content from Velsoft.
Course topics include:
- Communication
- Stop! Check Your Mouth
- Positive Self-Talk and Rapport
- Maximizing Meetings
- Body Language
- Sticky Situations
- Can't I Just Send an Email?
- Overcoming Nervousness
- The Five "S"s
- Start Writing!
- Your Speaking Voice
- Add Punch to Your Presentation
- Putting It Into Practice
Elements of the course:
- Informational text
- Interactive practice activities
- Supplemental reference materials
- Final assessment
This course is self-paced, allowing learners the flexibility to complete the course as quickly or slowly as they need.
After completing all course content and activities, you will complete a final quiz to demonstrate your understanding of key course concepts. Upon successful completion of the quiz, you will be awarded a certificate of completion.
How to access:
Upon enrolling, you will receive instructions and the link to the Canvas course. Note: When you register, you will receive an email invitation. Be sure to accept that invitation, or Canvas will not allow you to open the course modules.
Enrollees can move through content modules at their own pace within the course timeframe.