Speaking For Impact

Overview

In this course, you'll learn why being able to do public speaking well is a major advantage in becoming successful in your career.  You'll learn how to write a good talk, how to present it well, and how to use your new found ability to get more clients and/or a promotion. In addition, you'll learn how to overcome your nervousness, and how to overcome stress in less than a minute.

Highlights

Overcoming the Common Obstacles to Public Speaking

• Fear of rejection/ failure and how to overcome
• From Unconscious Incompetence to Unconscious Competence
• Toastmasters and practicing by video
• Act “As If,”
• Do One Breath Technique to be more relaxed

Creating the Content of the Talk

• What are the concerns of your audience?
• Talks consist of a title, an introduction, an opening, a body of content, a conclusion and a closing

How to Deliver a Talk Effectively

• The clothes you wear and how you look matter
• Charisma = energy
• Smile and act enthusiastic
• Use self deprecating humor

Making the Talk Entertaining

• Vary the speed of your delivery
• The Power of stories

Memorization and Practice

• Key word system and note cards
• Practice thru video or get feedback through others

Creating Stories that Rock

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

This course is designed for all busniess professionals

Objectives

• Know why pubic speaking is important
• Know how to write a speech that informs and entertains
• Know how to present a speech in a way that wows your audience
• Know how to use this ability to rapidly expand your career

Preparation

None

Notice

This course is offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My CPE Tracker section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by Accounting Continuing Professional Education Network (ACPEN).