Summary
Congratulations! You have completed the course "Conquering Your Fear of Speaking in Public."
In this course, we started by defining communication and identifying some barriers to communication. Then we explored listening and questioning skills, with a discussion of how to listen actively. We discussed the four levels of small talk and you described how you start a conversation with a local shopkeeper. We then looked at how to exercise and warm-up your voice, and how to present in an engaging way. We explored the idea of professionalism—what you should and shouldn't do. Then we looked at some tips to maximize your meeting experience, and mastering a meeting. You described a situation that you usually dread and determined effective ways to resolve the situation in the future. We discussed nervousness and the Law of Attraction. Finally you created a short presentation on an incident in your life and you were encouraged to practice this presentation in front of the people you trust.
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
— Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American author
The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.
— George Jessel, 1898-1981, American comedic entertainer and film producer
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