Listen and Speak Under Pressure Course
Business Communication. Sharpen your communication skills.
You might imagine that listening and speaking under pressure is a natural ability - you either have it or you don't. In fact, with good preparation and a structured approach you can develop the confidence to be spontaneous and articulate when presenting a proposal, public speaking, strengthening your case or selling your ideas. This lively course will show you a four-step system for doing this, so that, even under pressure, you can speak accurately, fluently and flexibly.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- demonstrate your improved skill in planning to listen and quickly understand questions
- use ‘pause gaps’ and improve your use of honouring silence
- utilise methods of improving confidence and perceived confidence through addressing your physical presentation and vocal abilities
- utilise a range of easy to use talk structures to respond to any question
- quickly translate ideas to speech.
Content
- How to build your thinking and speaking on your feet 'identity'
- What the 'client' perceives is what matters
- Creating perceptions of confidence when listening
- Creating perceptions of confidence when responding
- A beginning, middle and ending, and other talk structure techniques
- How to build your fluency and flexibility with 'under fire' practice