Course Content
Guide to SPEAK
This output called “Guide to SPEAK” is a reference educational resource in the field of adults' entrepreneurial empowerment through Public Speaking. The Guide containsguidelines, advice and methodologies for using Public Speaking as an instrument for the direct and indirect target groups involved in learning and empowering contexts. More specifically, this guide can be considered a complementary tool to the curriculum created. It is a reference manual for educators and general adults, giving an outline of the lessons learnt, expected results, learning outcomes and examples of educational contexts to which the Training course Format can be applied.The Guide will be produced in physical form as a guidebook and in digital form as an E-book.
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Toolkit
SPEAK Project, a co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, aimed at exploring the potential of public speaking and entrepreneurial skills to attain high ranking results, conceivable for adults in the process of personal and professional development through advanced communication, with a focus on public speaking ability. The project had five European partners from Austria, Sweden, Turkey, and Italy. The Project’s main objectives are to promote the innovative educational format of speaking skills, co-creation, and peer interaction. Also, it reduces the social exclusion and discrimination of marginalized groups by piloting a design for educational offers targeted at social organizations and businesses to develop their capacities in speaking publicly.
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Competences and Methodologies for the target groups
Some great speakers are natural communicators who can break all the rules and still give a perfect public speech. To offer powerful remarks, everyone can acquire a few qualities of exceptional speakers. Powerful speaking is an acquired skill that necessitates mastering several practiced abilities until they become second nature. Public speaking might be daunting, but you must find a method to express yourself if you want to advance in your job. Public speaking allows you to communicate your thoughts with a broad audience, distinguish yourself from the corporate crowd, and gain recognition in your industry. Unfortunately, if your public speaking skills aren't up to par, no one will pay attention to your presentation long enough to understand what you're saying.
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How to overcome public speaking fear
The fear of public speaking is caused by several factors such as neurological, social, or experiential. However, the primary factor is closely related to the natural stress mechanism, more commonly known as the 'fight or flight response.
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Types of Trainings
There are different types of training that we can use outside the traditional school system such as self-learning at home, individual coaching, the workshop model and the webinar. These are training methods that adults can consider to develop specific skills, including public speaking skills. These types of training can be used to learn, practice and improve.
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The Role of Educators
Which role do educators play in supporting co-creation dynamics within a group? The importance of educators for individual learning is well known. Most of us had one or the other teacher that shaped the course of our lives. Educators shape the way we think, how we learn, and how we interact with one another. Not all educators are the same and may take different roles in our learning journey.
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Development of autonomous tools of education in Public Speaking skill development
After working on the substance of the public speech, it is essential to assimilate all the means to make your address impactful/punchy and catch your audience's attention. Indeed, the form is as important as the substance. It concerns the tone of voice, as well as gestures and interactions. There are "Do's and Don'ts'' that any public speaker should be knowledgeable about practicing public gestures makes people feel more confident and offers tools to behave like a lecturer. The module created helps prepare people on how a public presentation works practically. It offers physical exercises explaining how to speak, move hands, and stand in front of a large public. Besides, learners use training tools to support the presentation, such as using PowerPoint. At the end of the module, learners can expect to have all the knowledge necessary to drive a public speech from the first word to the last word.
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Good Practices
Good practices of public speaking enhancement and entrepreneurial approach
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Speaking skill performance enhancement in entrepreneurial customs for social workers
About Lesson

Self Study is an emerging form of learning that has emerged due to the availability of learning resources online. Self-studying enables the learner to learn what he or she wants, when he or she wants, and how he or she wants. The learner drives the learning process and this tends to be more effective than instructional learning. Self-directed learning describes a process in which individuals take the initiative, with or without the help of others, in diagnosing their learning needs, formulating learning goals, identifying human and material resources for learning, choosing and implementing appropriate learning. The individual can aim to learn a little bit about everything, or they can work hard toward mastering a single subject.

Self-studying is a learning method where people direct their own studying outside the classroom/area and without direct supervision. Since people are able to take control of what (and how) they are learning, self-study can be a very valuable way for many people to learn.

Benefits of Self Studying

  • Learn more effectively.
  • Can take control over their learning
  • Discover more about the topics they’re studying.
  • It can boost people’s self-esteem.
  • Learn at their own pace.
  • Encourages curiosity
  • I can do it at any time.
  • Get better at doing it.

Disadvantages of Self Studying

  • Self-discipline can reduce
  • It is reducing brainstorming
  • No face-to-face interaction.
  • Lack of flexibility.
  • Lack of input from trainers.
  • Slow evolution.
  • Lack of transformational power.
  • No peripheral benefits.
  • Don’t use teamwork benefits.
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