University of Washington - Speaking to Inspire: Ceremonial and Motivational Speeches
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Duration | 16 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Speaking to Inspire: Ceremonial and Motivational Speeches at Coursera Highlights
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- Course 4 of 4 in the Dynamic Public Speaking Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 16 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Speaking to Inspire: Ceremonial and Motivational Speeches at Coursera Course details
- The most memorable speeches inspire, entertain, and praise. By blending stories and eloquence, great speeches highlight the core values motivating an audience. You might need to do this in a keynote address, a eulogy, or simply a business meeting. Inspiring audiences is a common, but difficult writing challenge. You want a speech that elevates the topic and the audience.
- This course gives you a method for preparing and delivering speeches that inspire and entertain. By the end of this course, you should be able to compose and deliver moving speeches that praise core audience values through evidence, storytelling, and humor. You should be able to write eloquent passages in tones appropriate to the audience and occasion and speak fluidly from either a well-prepared manuscript or from memory. Learners will record speeches, providing and receiving peer feedback.
Speaking to Inspire: Ceremonial and Motivational Speeches at Coursera Curriculum
Week 1. Using values and storytelling to develop a great speech
Welcome!
What?s this course about?
Ceremonial speech assignment
What do ceremonial speeches do?
How to find your fit
A process for preparing speeches
You need values at the core of your speech
Finding your values
Supporting your values
What is a story?
How stories help your speech
Structuring your story
What's the point of the story?
Writing characters
Writing description
Transforming stories into anecdotes
Sample introduction speech
How to record speech videos
Week 1 preview
Ceremonial speech assignment description (Optional reading)
Values in action--Emma Watson
The most touching story--Frank Oz remembers Jim Henson
Week one lesson summaries
Week one assignment check-in
Ceremonial speaking
Stories
Week one quiz
Week 2. Arrangement. Finding the right form for your speech.
Arrangement concerns
Topical arrangement
Narrative arrangement
Informative arrangement
Speeches of introduction
Presenting and receiving awards
Eulogies
Sample ceremonial speech
Week 2 preview
Arrangement at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Public mourning--The 9th Earl Spencer's Eulogy for Princess Diana of Wales
Speech analysis #1 overview
Matt's review (Optional)
Week two lesson summaries
Week two assignment check-in
Week two quiz
Week 3. Getting it just right. Good language, tone, and writing for the delivery
Different speech styles
Stylistic devices: Allusions and rhetorical question
Stylistic devices: Tricolon and enuimeratio
Stylistic devices: Diacope, epanalesis, epizeuzis.
What is speech ?tone??
Presidential tone comparison
Presidential tone analysis
Writing for the ear
Preparing a manuscript
Formatting a manuscript for speech delivery
Speaking from a manuscript
Week 3 preview
Strategies for openers
Strategies for closers
Which manuscript format do you prefer?
Week three lesson summaries
Week three assignment check-in
Style
Manuscripts
Week three quiz
Week 4. Remembering and delivering a great speech.
Should I read my manuscript or memorize it?
Overview of memorization
Memory techniques
Memorization process
Humor in speeches
Integrating humor
What humor do I leave in? What do I take out?
A failed joke is your best opportunity
Martin Nevdahl: How the voice works
Martin Nevdahl: Techniques for good vocal performance
Martin Nevdahl: Maintaining vocal health
Sample ceremonial speech #2
Week 4 preview
Funny building to meaning: Conan O'Brien's 2011 Commencement Address
Speech analysis #2 overview
Matt's review (Optional)
Week four lesson summaries
Week four assignment check-in
Week four quiz
Week 5: Review and assessment
Course review
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Sample ceremonial manuscript
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