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Say It Out Loud: a public speaking course for confident talks and speeches
Six short lessons on purpose and audience, structure and signposting, talking points, rehearsal, handling nerves, and delivery and questions.
About this course
Public speaking course: confident talks and speeches.
Starter · About 1 hour of learning · 6 lessons · 16 quick checks · 1 download
Who it's for
Adults who want to give talks, toasts, updates and presentations with more confidence, at work, at school events or in the community.
How it works
6 guided lessons in your browser, with worked examples, exercises and a quick check after each lesson. Progress is saved in this browser only, and you can restart at any time.
Sources we rely on
9 published sources, mostly regulators and official bodies, listed below so you can check the original guidance yourself.
By the end you can
- Write a clear purpose for a talk and tailor it to the audience
- Structure a talk in three parts with spoken signposts
- Speak from talking points instead of a script
- Rehearse, record and improve one habit at a time
- Use practised techniques to manage nerves and handle questions
Downloads
- Public speaking workbook .docxFull versions of the course exercises: talk planner, structure builder with signpost phrases, talking points card, rehearsal log, nerves plan, and delivery and Q&A prep with a 30-day practice ladder.
Rules by country
Learning time
About 1 hour of learning. May count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules. Estimated from reading time, exercises, quick checks and downloads.
Sources
Check the originals.
Drafted with AI assistance and run through automated quality and source checks. How these courses are made. Spotted an error or out-of-date rule? Send a correction.
Not therapy or counselling. If you're struggling, please contact a support service. In an emergency call 000 (AU), 999 (UK), 911 (US/Canada) or 111 (NZ). Anywhere else, call your local emergency number.
- Speaking skills and presentations · University of Portsmouth Library (UK)
- Managing presentation stress · University of Melbourne Academic Skills (AU)
- Presenting · UNSW Sydney Academic Skills (AU)
- Speeches · The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Breathing exercises for stress · NHS (UK)
- Social Anxiety Disorder: More Than Just Shyness · National Institute of Mental Health (US)
- Social anxiety (social phobia) · NHS (UK)
- Social anxiety disorder · healthdirect (AU)
- About Toastmasters · Toastmasters International
Publisher
Who publishes this course.
Published by trainyourself.org, a trading name of Combine TRS Pty Ltd (ABN 42 112 983 678), Brisbane, Australia.
How it's made: drafted with AI assistance from published official, public-health, university and support-service guidance (general education, not counselling or therapy), then run through automated quality checks against our course depth standard and automated source checks that match each rule to its official source, listed above. The course guide is an AI presenter and is labelled as one. Read how these courses are made.
Last updated:
General education, not counselling, therapy, medical or legal advice. If you are struggling, contact one of the support services named in this course; in an emergency, call your local emergency number. Spotted an error or an out-of-date rule? Send us a correction.
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