University of Washington - Speaking to inform: Discussing complex ideas with clear explanations and dynamic slides
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Duration | 14 hours |
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Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
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Credential | Certificate |
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- Course 2 of 4 in the Dynamic Public Speaking Specialization
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- Beginner Level
- Approx. 14 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Speaking to inform: Discussing complex ideas with clear explanations and dynamic slides at Coursera Course details
- In the professional realm, most speeches and presentations we give are informative in scope. A scientist needs to explain her recent research findings. A financial officer needs to report on quarterly earnings to his company?s board. A technology professional needs to educate a consumer about a new product. Any time you need to convey ideas or demonstrate a process, you?re dealing with informative speaking.
- Informative speaking is a fun puzzle. You need to think from the perspective of your audience to identify what they need to hear in order to understand the key ideas. How much does the audience already know? What are the most important elements to convey? How should one convey these ideas with appropriate breadth and depth given the time constraints of the speech? This demands a strategic approach to speech design that we?ll undertake in this class.
- By the end of the course, you should be able to explain complex ideas vividly and accessibly, design clear and compelling presentation slides, convey your passion for a topic while maintaining your professional credibility, and speak dynamically from notes and/or a manuscript. Learners will record speeches, providing and receiving peer feedback.
Speaking to inform: Discussing complex ideas with clear explanations and dynamic slides at Coursera Curriculum
Week 1: Targeting your presentation
Welcome to speaking to inform
What's this course about?
Informative speech assignment
Your speech should be audience-oriented
What do I know about my audience?
What does my audience know about the topic?
Identifying goals. What do you want the speech to achieve?
Planning goals. Be concrete to be successful.
Revising goals. Be realistic given the time and audience.
Start with an outline that clarifies key themes.
Simplicity. Focus on a few key ideas
Order. Make the speech easy to follow along with.
Balance. Are you spending time in the right sections?
Sample introductory speech
Recording good speech videos (optional)
Week one overview
Informative speech assignment description (Optional reading)
Case study. Juliana Rotich at TED
Week one lesson summaries
Week one assignment check-in
Valuable talks
Speech goals
Week 1 quiz
Week 2: Designing informative speeches
Support overview
Include clear examples and illustrations
Summarize complex information
Give the audience time to process what you're saying
Refining your speech
Good introductions set you up for an interesting and clear speech
Good conclusions allow you reinforce and end on a strong note.
Briefings and updates
Product and design presentations
Explaining research to a general audience
Teaching talks
Conference talks
Week two overview
Case study. Explaining bee death
Case study: Hans Rosling's magic washing machine
A note on these models
Speech analysis #1 overview
Matt's feedback (Optional)
Week two lesson summaries
Week two assignment check
Introductions and conclusions
Week 2 quiz
Week 3: Clarity through support and slides
What's the purpose of your slides?
Slides aren't simply your notes
Keep slides simple
Use slides to clarify the speech's arrangement
Using text in slides
Using images in slides
Using video in slides
Presenting with slides
Case study. Slides and text
Michael Alley, Penn State: What's wrong with slides?
Michael Alley, Penn State: How to make slides better
Sara Battersby from Tableau Software
Week three overview
Week three lesson summaries
Week three assignment check-in
Week 3 quiz
Week 4: Delivering informative speeches
Ethos. Demonstrating your credibility
Arete: Performing your passion
Phronesis. Showing your knowledge
Eunoia. Displaying your goodwill
Presidential ethos analysis
Using podiums
Using microphones
Using notes
Where and how to interact with your audience
Audience getting sleepy? Try a delivery change up
Sample informative speech
Week four overview
Speech analysis #2
Matt's feedback (Optional)
Week four lesson summaries
Week four assignment check-in
Interacting with your materials
Week 4 quiz
Week 5: Review and assessment
Course review
Other recommended courses
Sample informative speech
Sample informative manuscript
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