University of Michigan - Speaking and Presenting: Poise
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Speaking and Presenting: Poise at Coursera Overview
Duration | 11 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Speaking and Presenting: Poise at Coursera Highlights
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 1 of 4 in the Good with Words: Speaking and Presenting Specialization
Speaking and Presenting: Poise at Coursera Course details
- Poise is not some elusive or innate characteristic. It's a series of choices, all of which can help you better connect with your intended audience. This course will help you identify those choices and teach you how to consistently make them.
Speaking and Presenting: Poise at Coursera Curriculum
Week 1
Poise: Vocabulary
Hold People?s Attention
P-R-O-D-U-C-T
Poise
The Virtue of Clarity
Being in Public
Charisma
Speaking Stories: LBJ
Speaking Stories: Winston Churchill
Speaking Stories: RBG
Meet Professor Barry
Teaching Style and Resources
Syllabus
University of Michigan Survey
(Optional) Introduction
(Optional) Chapter 1?Poise
(Optional) Class Clips
Exercise ("Carpool Charisma")
Community Engagement Rules
Speaking Stats ("Harper's Index")
Edit Our Edits
Speaking Sagacity
Low-Stakes Practice
Low-Stakes Practice
Week 1 Review
Week 2
Poise: Speaking Studies and Speaking Exercises
Speaking Studies: Teachers
Speaking Studies: Comedians
Speaking Studies: Perfect Pause
Speaking Exercise ("Pause Practice")
How to Use the Gallery Tool
Speaking Exercise ("Moments of Silence")
Stage Fright
Choke Points
Low-Stakes Practice
Week 2 Review
Week 3
Rhythm: Vocabulary
Rhythm
More Saving. More Doing
If You See Something, Say Something
Parallel Structure
The Rule of Three
Same, Same, Kind of Different
Verbal Technology
Women?s Suffrage
Slavery
Suffrage and Slavery
(Optional) Rhythm?Chapter 2
(Optional) Resources: Class Clips
Rap Rhythms
Good Sentences, Good Speeches ("Hollywood")
Low-Stakes Practice
Week 3 Review
Week 4
Rhythm: Speaking Studies and Speaking Exercises
Speaking Studies: What Makes it Great?
Speaking Studies: Creating Power
Speaking Studies: Classical English Rhetoric
Speaking Exercise ("Rhythm and Poise")
Course Evaluation Survey
Low-Stakes Practice
Week 4 Review
Speaking and Presenting: Poise at Coursera Admission Process
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Student Forum
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Speaking and Presenting: Poise