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INSTRUCTOR: Shoots Veis, P.E., M.ASCE

Course Length:  1 hour

Purpose and Background

Effective public speaking is a valuable skill because it does not come easy. Like any skill, you can improve by understanding the building blocks of an effective speech and how to employ successful speaking strategies. This webinar provides an overview of how to develop an effective presentation and the steps needed to deliver a speech the audience will appreciate. The instructor is a keen observer of good, bad, and ugly public speaking and will share his insight into what makes an effective presentation based on his years of experience communicating with audiences.

Primary Discussion Topics

• How to plan a presentation through developing objectives, choosing the right type of speech, and understanding the audience, setting, and type of meeting
• How to design the presentation by moving from an outline to a speech
• How to develop effective visual aids for the presentation
• How to deliver a presentation using assessment, honing speaking skills, and developing speaking skills, strategies, and habits

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Determine the steps needed to develop a speech based on the objectives and audience
• Acquire an understanding of presentation building blocks and turning them from outline to a speech
• Recognize how to get the speech off the page and coming from the speaker
• Improve public speaking through effective visual aids, assessment, sound strategies and good speaking habits

Webinar Benefits

• Learn to cultivate the building blocks of a great speech
• Develop an understanding of the audience so you can communicate with them
• Learn how to create an outline and translate it into a presentation
• Gain insight into an effective slide and how to create it
• Find out how to assess your speaking skills
• Learn the strategies best suited to improve public speaking
• Determine the habits of effective speakers

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).

Intended Audience

• Civil engineers
• Land surveyors
• Technical professions

Webinar Outline

• Determining presentation scope and objectives
• Selecting the type of speech
• Ascertaining the audience and their characteristics
• Determining how the setting affects the speech
• Developing a presentation outline
• Forming a speech from the outline
• Creating a useful slide deck
• Assessing your public speaking skills
• Successful speaking strategies
• Developing the habits of a productive speaker 

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion

To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]