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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Guide to SPEAK
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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Toolkit
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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Self-Confidence & Calmness
Engagement & Fluency in Speech
Organisation & Self-motivation
Summary
QUIZ
Competences and Methodologies for the target groups
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What’s Mentimeter? How can it help public speakers?
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Interview with an expert on public speaking skills
05:31
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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Flight-or-fight response
Preparation
Breathing
Tone of voice and posture
Visualitation
QUIZ
How to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking
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The Causes of Fear of Public Speaking
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Interview with Vito Verrastro on public speaking skills
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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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Home Self-Study
One to One Coaching
Minimize Lecture, Maximize Learning: The Workshop Model
Webinar
Summary
QUIZ
Types of training to improve public speaking skills
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How can Smartphones improve your public speaking skills?
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Interview with expert on public speaking skills
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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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Learning journey
Examples of daily program description
QUIZ
Presenting KAHOOT
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9 roles of Educators – Part 1
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9 roles of Educators – Part 2
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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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How to use or implement elements of public speaking skills?
Example of the daily program description
QUIZ
Development of the elements of public speaking
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Have you heard HeadsUp before?
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Interview with Kristina on public speaking skills
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Good Practices
Good practices of public speaking enhancement and entrepreneurial approach
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Sweden
Italy
Austria
Turkey
TIPS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND PUBLIC SPEAKING TRAINERS
Speaking skill performance enhancement in entrepreneurial customs for social workers
About Lesson

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!

Brain Tracy, a personal development expert notes that the average person fears speaking publicly more than they fear dying. It is relevant to establish oneself whether as the go-to industry expert through high-value video marketing or presenting ideas as a keynote speaker at events, public speaking is the most valuable strategy for quickly building a brand and client list.

Here are some tactics to help one become a highly effective public speaker.

  1. Master your public speaking anxiety: Generally speaking, having a steady flow of positive enthusiasm can go a long way. However, it would help if you managed your stress to control all negative emotions into positive energy. Stress in public speaking is inevitable and must be replaced with relaxation, which can be learned quickly.
  2. Follow your bliss: The most high-powered strategy for connecting with audiences during public speaking is by sharing stories and insights that are passionate. This strategy genuinely inspires you and the audience which creates a positive atmosphere for everyone.
  3. Gift of real value: Every public speaker must aim at creating real value as this will benefit their audience. It starts by giving away the most high-value tips, insights, and free strategies in speaking publicly. As a speaker, if you speak as though you are presenting your highest value tips and strategies to a room full of your highest paying clients and customers, that’s what they´re likely to become as a result.
  4. Practice with people you are comfortable with: If one is not a good public speaker yet, they should not inundate themselves through trial in front of a huge audience. One can start off by practicing with a small group of people with who you feel genuinely comfortable. Sometimes it is advisable to practice with solid experienced public speakers. Also, learning with positive emotional support can boost one’s speaking skills.
  5. Never start with an apology: One of the biggest and most common public speaking mistakes people make is to begin their presentation by apologizing for a self-perceived weakness. Typically, people think that admitting their nervousness is a good way of connecting with their audience through honesty. Unfortunately, this creates failure from the get-go. It is okay to feel nervous in those first few seconds of a presentation since there is nothing like learning with a positive mindset and emotional support from loved ones.
  6. Do not use Filler words: Steven D. Cohen, a public speaking expert notes that powerful public speakers work hard to eliminate words such as ´´um, ´´ ´´you know,´´ ´´uh,´´ ´´er,´´ and ´´like´´ from their vocabulary. So that their listeners can focus on their message. If a person assumes it is normal to use these words, they are mistaken. When a person can identify the use of filler words while speaking, it makes their presentation look and sound great.
  7. Good Posture is Critical: To become a top and admirable public speaker, one needs to maintain excellent posture while speaking. However, non-rigid posture conveys power, expertise and exudes a natural aura of self-esteem and well-being. İt goes a long way to achieve an excellent presentation.
  8. Make Eye Contact: Making eye contact with your audience is critical to public speaking success in diverse ways. It keeps the speaker focused on the presentation’s key points. Secondly, eye contact keeps the audience focused as well. It builds a natural conversation flow between every speaker and their audience to reinforce your social exchange because it’s a natural trigger or cue for active listening. It takes 3 seconds to focus on a critical audience throughout one-on-one conversations.

CONCLUSION

Public Speaking is one of the critical skills to master if one wants to succeed as an entrepreneur, trainer or educator, due to opportunities that will arise to address employees, social workers, and investors.

In our current technological era, well-spoken communicators can evoke an aura of leadership and expertise. It can motivate and inspire. However, public speaking skills have not improved overnight. Like anything, it takes training, practice, learning, and adapting to become efficient and effective. So, it is better to seek out public speaking opportunities standing trial. As an educator, trainer, entrepreneur, and adult, speaking in front of people is inevitable. Implementing the tips can assist in overcoming every fear and focusing on what’s most important, building up one’s brand and business.

Meanwhile, do not aim for perfection. Audiences relate to imperfection as it makes the speaker more relatable. It is always good to remember that the mere act of conquering your fear of public speaking is a huge victory, so it is always to be yourself, embrace fear, become more resilient, and go out and make things happen. 

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Further Reading : (theories, internet links with materials, books, etc)

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