Introduction to Public Speaking
Course Description:
Public speaking is the second greatest fear in life, the first being death. In the course of a working career, it is not unusual for an employee to be asked to make a presentation. Without prior experience, public speaking tasks can generate significant nervousness and stress, not only causing unnecessary suffering to the speaker, but also to the audience and sponsor. Poor presentations damage the credibility of both the presenter and the organization. In this course, students will realize 2 specific benefits, knowledge and skill. First, students will be introduced to some basic concepts that are used by public speakers to improve their presentations. Second and more important, students will practice a few speaking skills and will be given an opportunity to increase their presentation abilities. All criticisms and suggestions will be made in a positive, supportive and respectful manner.
Note – Like many skills in life, you can read all about developing a skill, but only through practice can you improve. The most effective development comes when you have an opportunity to practice in front of someone who can provide you with critical and instantaneous feedback. To understand public speaking, you must practice. In this class we learn by doing.
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TBD |
Schedule:
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TBD
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| Location: |
TBD
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| Instructor: |
Dr. Henry Greene
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| Fee: |
$240 |
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| Participants: |
Minimum of 10, Maximum of 20 |
| Contact Hours: |
6
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Professor Henry Greene is member of the CCSU Marketing department. He has held academic faculty positions at 13 different colleges and universities, he has taught courses in marketing - business-math-statistics and computer science. He has also worked in industry and government for more than 15 years and has held management positions at Donneley Marketing, Advanced Database Marketing, Strategic Mapping, ADVO, IBM and Information Xperts. In addition to lecturing for thousands of hours, he has made presentations at national conferences. Henry is a member of Toast Masters International. He current holds the Advanced Communication Silver Award and the Competent Leadership award. He has competed in Toast Master Competitions and has won at the club, area and division level.
