Program Overview

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Course overview

A course for developing the skills that are essential for: impactful leadership and presentations; effective communication at work, meetings and negotiations; persuasion; and much more. Learn to develop impactful content, write effective speeches, deliver public speaking skilfully and speak confidently. You will also learn to understand how mass manipulations work.

I appreciate the realistic and relatable examples which accompanied the theory. This course struck the perfect balance of theory/practice application for me. I appreciate the individual feedback and Fatos was a fantastic teacher. Very knowledgeable. I will keep my eyes open for other AIR courses and will highly recommend!

I have attended many courses in public speaking & presenting. However, I found this course unique & well prepared. As a result, I started to help my friends with such skills. I would like to thank you for this effective course.

Fahad Al-Ghamdi, PhD Candidate

This course offers a time-efficient opportunity to equip you with a combination of public speaking skills that make a difference in work, social and family contexts.

Public speaking skills are essential for a productive atmosphere and harmonious work environments. They are a strong booster to the repertoire of skills needed for career progression and success to the next level: managing more challenging roles, becoming an effective leader, and reaching wider audiences. They are skills that empower us to reach our full potential in conferences, diplomacy activities, meetings, politics, teaching and more.

The course covers the creation of content and use of words, confidence and delivery. You will also learn skills for online public speaking, such as online teaching and online talks at conferences.

The small groups (maximum 8 participants) allow for sessions to be interactive with ample opportunity for practising public speaking skills, receiving personalised feedback and guidance from the tutor, as well as interacting with other participants. You will also receive guidance on specific areas of interest for you.

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Is this course for me?

This course is particularly suitable for organisations wishing to equip their staff with advanced communication skills. It is also recommended for anyone wishing to improve public speaking and communication more broadly.

Our participants have included: barristers, business executives, civil servants, diplomats, doctors, lecturers, solicitors and students.

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Why choose a public speaking course at Goldsmiths?

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Science-based

The course is informed by psychological and behavioural sciences. It is led by a multidisciplinary expert with training in a number of fields, including psychology and human behaviour – sceinces that provide the foundational knowledge for advanced public speaking.

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Not for profit

The course is delivered by AIR (Adapt-Innovate-Re-adapt), and 100% of AIR courses' income (beyond operational expenses) is used towards education and research. This enables us to offer our training at an exceptional value – making this knowledge accessible. Find out more about

AIR courses

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Highly acclaimed department

AIR is based in the

Department of Psychology

at Goldsmiths, which is

rated number 1 in the UK for social mobility for this subject

and has high

QS World University Rankings

for its academic reputation and the number of citations published per paper.

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Further training

Following this Speech Writing for Public Speaking course, you can develop your skills to even higher levels by taking training from

our portfolio of courses

, or via bespoke training – which includes public speaking for diplomats, politicians and medical practitioners, as well as interview skills. The following courses are particularly relevant:

Public Speaking and Presenting

1-1 Public Speaking and Presenting

Combatting Fear of Public Speaking

Speech Writing for Public Speaking

Advanced Methods in Public Speaking

Advocacy

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