Effective Public Speaking

Effective Public Speaking

About the Level 2 Effective Public Speaking Certificate

The ability to speak publicly is a skill a lot of employers look for. It is also a useful talent to have in day to day life. Effective public speakers are able to influence groups of people and impose positive changes on society, as well as being able to swing things in their preferred direction. This short course aims to turn you into an effective and powerful public speaker.

The effective public speaking course material covers a range of techniques which will help you improve your spoken abilities. The engaging units include tips on how to reduce embarrassment, nervousness and fear, avoid thought confusion, improve articulation and increase relaxation. This distance learning course will also teach you how to plan and prepare the content.

Who should study this course?

This course is aimed at individuals who want to improve their public speaking abilities and become confident and effective speakers. It may also be a useful course for those who wish to tutor others through their public speaking anxieties.

At learndirect, we do not ask our students to have any prior experience before enrolling on this course. To learn public speaking with us, all you need is a way to access our course materials, and the motivation to engage in home study.

What happens after the course?

On successful completion of this online qualification, you will have all the information you need to become an effective and inspirational public speaker. You will be able to use your new skills whenever you make a speech or deliver a presentation in future.

You may decide to enrol on further public speaking courses, or even offer to tutor other people in this subject area. Whatever you decide to do, this qualification guarantees to help you confidently pursue your goals. Jobs where public speaking skills are important include:

• Local councillor
• Project manager
• Teacher

For more information about this course, give us a call on this number: 01202 006 464

Modules

Embarrassment, nervousness and fears

Relaxation and breathing techniques

Thought confusion

Composure and self-confidence

Developing the voice

Speech content and preparation

The need for articulation

Entry Requirements

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.

*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

Assessment Method

After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.

What's Included

• All study materials
• Study Guide
• Full Tutor and Admin support
• The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).

At the end of this course successful learners will be given the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

Level 2 Effective Public Speaking Certificate of Achievement

The course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. This means that learndirect has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 2 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.

The course itself has been designed learndirect to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Our knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables us to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales

To view a sample of the Certificate of Achievement, please click here.