Communicating with Confidence (2015)
1h 17mGeneral2019-07-26
Authors

Jeff Ansell
Head of Jeff Ansell & Associates
Course details
Most people are afraid of speaking in public, but effective oral communication is a key skill in business. Jeff Ansell provides simple communication tools, strategies, and tips that are easy to use and produce immediate results. He'll help you sound more confident, use body and language to better express ideas, and overcome anxiety. In the last chapter of the course, all these concepts are brought together in two real-world coaching exercises that will help you see the techniques in action.
Learning objectives
Organizing your thoughts
Speaking slowly, naturally, and confidently
Breathing properly
Using your body to reinforce speech
Managing facial expressions
Handling nervousness
Voice modulation, eye contact, and gestures
Learning objectives
Organizing your thoughts
Speaking slowly, naturally, and confidently
Breathing properly
Using your body to reinforce speech
Managing facial expressions
Handling nervousness
Voice modulation, eye contact, and gestures
Skills covered
Public SpeakingProfessional DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Speaking with confidence
1. Be a Better Communicator
- 02 - What makes a good speaker
- 03 - What holds people back
- 04 - Connecting with yourself
- 05 - Connecting with others
- 06 - Breathing properly
2. Honing Your Message
- 07 - Knowing what to say
- 08 - Organizing your thoughts
3. Say It Like You Mean It
- 09 - Making every word count
- 10 - Sounding confident
- 11 - Power of the pause
- 12 - Slowing down
4. Look Like You Mean It
- 13 - Using your eyes
- 14 - Talking with your hands
- 15 - Gesturing naturally
- 16 - Managing facial expression
5. Confronting Anxiety
- 17 - Handling nervousness
- 18 - Nervousness is common
- 19 - Making fake confidence real
Conclusion
- 20 - FAQs
- 21 - Wrap up
- 22 - Hand gesture coaching
- 23 - Slowing down coaching