How to Speak Effectively Anywhere

- If you're keen to progress in your public sector role, then your ability to develop meaningful partnerships with a range of stakeholders is mission critical.

- If you work in business development, then credibility and visibility are your only

currency.

- If you own a business, then you already know how important it is to be visible in the networks where your clients are to be found.

Understand how to sharpen and improve your speaking

Whether you're presenting to a formal meeting or speaking to 500 people from a stage, you'll find out how to sharpen your presenting skills and pitch to whomever your audience may be, specifically through improvisation and storytelling.

You'll also learn what to do when things go wrong and will learn how to tackle difficult and controversial questions as well as how to manage challenging audience behaviour.

Finally, you'll apply what you have learned in theory and put it into practice, and will share and discuss your thoughts and fears with other learners.

By the end of the guide, you'll be able to...

- Overcome your nerves and anxiety

-Deal with difficult questions and interruptions

- Engage your audience

- Moderate your volume, pitch and tone for maximum impact

- Reflect on your own presenting style identifying aspects where you feel you excel as well as where you need to improve.

- Explain information clearly and effectively to your audience without needing to rely on jargon or them having pre-existing subject knowledge.

- Apply what you have learned in theory and put it into practice.