What You Can Accomplish in This Course:

  • Define Your Message to Engage

    Create your presentation incrementally to define your message, organize your content and engage your audience.

  • Refine Your Message to Dazzle

    Capture your audience with relevant stories, memorable word choices, engaging body language, and presentation slides that rivet their attention.

  • Shine in the Q&A Session

    Be the smartest one in the room (or at least be perceived as credible on your topic) when you learn how to handle the question and answer (Q&A) session with confidence.

How does the course work?

The entire course builds your skills and your speech incrementally, focusing on enhancing ONE outstanding speech for lessons 2-8.

Each lesson includes:

  • an instructional video (most are 4-8 minutes long)
  • a written lesson that repeats the instructional video 
  • a speech assignment as part of the lesson (3-5 minute speech) 
  • a checklist for the speech as part of the lesson (this includes guidance for practicing the speech)
  • a worksheet to reinforce concepts and develop content

If you complete all items on the checklist, each lesson typically would take 1-3 hours to complete. 

Course curriculum

  • 1
    Introduction
  • 2
    Session 1: Why Develop Public Speaking Skills
  • 3
    Session 2: Define Your Message
  • 4
    Session 3: Plan Your Message Structure
  • 5
    Session 4: Engage Your Audience with Stories
  • 6
    Session 5: Say It with Style
  • 7
    Session 6: Stand & Deliver (Body Language)
  • 8
    Session 7: Power Up Your PowerPoint
  • 9
    Session 8: Handling the Q&A Session
  • Class Intro Video Book of Lesson PDF's combined
  • Lesson 1_Why Develop Public Speaking Skills Lesson 1_Why Develop Public Speaking Skills PSS_L1_Worksheet
  • Lesson 2_Define Your Message Lesson 2_Define Your Message PSS_L2_Worksheet
  • Lesson 3_Plan Your Message Structure Lesson 3_Plan Your Message Structure PSS_L3_Worksheet
  • Lesson 4_Engage Your Audience with Stories Lesson 4_Engage Your Audience with Stories PSS_L4_Worksheet
  • Lesson 5_Say It with Style Lesson 5_Say it with Style PSS_L5_Worksheet
  • Lesson 6 Body Language Lesson 6_Stand and Deliver PSS_L6_Worksheet
  • 2020_03 Power Up Your PowerPoint_narrated Lesson 7_Presenting with Slides_thinkific PSS_L7_Worksheet
  • Lesson 8: Handling the Q&A Session Lesson 8_Handling the Q&A Session PSS_L8_Worksheet

Free Course

Instructor:

  • Diane Windingland

    Chief Presentation Consultant

    Diane Windingland

    I have come a long way since being an engineer with awkward communication skills. The mere thought of presenting to management would cause me to break into a cold sweat. Since 2010, as an author, speaker and coach on presentation skills, I have helped hundreds of people speak with greater clarity and confidence. I look forward to helping you advance your career or business through shaping what you know into presentations that engage and get results!