Essential Public Speaking
The easiest way to become a great public speaker. Learn with online classes, practice in interactive exercises.
Course Outcomes
- Overcome a fear of public speaking and feel comfortable speaking in front of audiences of various sizes.
- Know key theories and techniques to deliver effective and memorable speeches.
- Easily design your presentation to engage and persuade your audience.
- Manage nerves and become a confident public speaker with practice in interactive exercises.
- Engage and connect with your audience through storytelling.
- Enhance your message with body language, eye contact, and gestures.
Accelerate learning with realistic practice
Over 70% of HR professionals say that public speaking is essential for a successful career. Feeling confident in your ability to articulate yourself and inspire your audience can transform your professional and personal life, and help you to reach your full potential.
This course gives you the tools and techniques to successfully deliver a presentation, pitch, or speech whenever you want. A unique feature of this course is that you can practice everything you've learned, either online or in VR:
- Unlock access to interactive exercises, which you can access from your web browser or a VR headset.
- Mock conference rooms, meeting rooms, Zoom presentations, and more.
- Practice your skills with various audience sizes.
- Receive AI-powered feedback on your performance.
Online learning, done differently
We combine online learning with practice for a unique learning approach. At certain points throughout this public speaking course, you'll practice what you've learned.
Learn online, anytime
Complete a series of videos, quizzes, and case studies at your own pace - available to access at any time.
Practice with exercises
Build your skills and confidence by putting them to the test with computer-generated audiences and AI-generated questions.
Improve with feedback
Receive instant feedback on your performance to help identify your strengths and weaknesses.
Course Content
Example videos
Throughout this course, you'll watch real-life video examples of the skills being taught, including how to start a presentation, use your voice effectively, and answer audience questions.
Learn from these videos and transfer the skills to your own public speaking.
Your Instructor
Dom Barnard
Dom is Curriculum Lead for the Public Speaking course. He's an entrepreneur and engineer with a passion for finding new ways to improve speaking skills using technology. Previously, Dom worked at Jaguar Land Rover before leaving to start VirtualSpeech and now speaks at events around the world.
Practice exercises
Practice your public speaking with interactive and engaging exercises. At key points during the course, you'll be prompted to practice what you've learned in one of the following exercises.
Eye contact training
Improve your eye contact and connect with the audience. Gamification and heatmaps give you feedback on where you need to focus your eye contact.
Impromptu speech training
Practice quick-thinking and impromptu speaking by talking about a random slide every 30 seconds or answer random Table Topic questions.
Sound & visual distractions
It's easy to get distracted by the audience and venue. Learn how to deal with sound and visual distractions, including mobile phones ringing and bright lighting.
Giving a TEDx speech
Receive feedback on your TEDx speech in this large theatre, designed after a popular TEDx venue. Better understanding how your audience perceives you.
Literary techniques
Learn about key literary techniques you can use in your next speech or presentation.
Video-based presentation
Practice how to deliver successful video-conferencing presentations on Zoom, Skype, Webex, Teams, and more.
Lecture hall
Deliver a speech in this large lecture hall. Load slides and use the speech analysis feature to get feedback.
Conference presentation
Deliver a conference presentation to around 100 people in this popular training environment with a range of features.
Features in the practice exercises
Improve faster and practice what you learn with these features.
Ish Laos
Jordan Brook
Kit Eaton
What's included in this course:
- 5 hours of learning
- 6 case studies
- 8 practice exercises
- AI feedback and questions
- Quizzes and assessment
- Earn a digital course certificate
- Flexible, self-led format
- Access to updated content
CEU - Continuing Education Units
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
CPD Credits / Hours: 5
Certificate No: A031338
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US $45
(per month)
12 months access to this course
Frequently Asked Questions
You can access the classes through the VirtualSpeech website, on any standard web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.
The practice exercises can be completed online or in virtual reality (if you have a VR headset).
When you enroll in the course, you'll get 24/7 access to the course (including tutorial videos, case studies, practice exercises, VR, and more) through the VirtualSpeech website and in VR.
Both the online classes and exercises run in your browser, no additional software or download is required.
If you have a VR headset, you can also access the practice exercises in VR. Here's a list of our recommended VR headsets.
The online exercises have been tested across multiple browsers and run smoothly on Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Edge.
We accept payment via Credit Card, Debit Card or PayPal directly through the VirtualSpeech site. If you'd like to pay with an Invoice or using another payment method, please contact us.
Yes you can. After pressing the 'Buy Now' button on this page, select the number of users (maximum is 25).
After the payment, you'll be made course admin and can add users to the course from the admin dashboard.
Yes, when you've completed this course, we'll send you a Certificate of Achievement, which you can share in the Certifications section of your LinkedIn profile, on printed resumes, CVs, or other documents.
If the course does not meet your expectations, you can get a full refund within 7 days of purchasing the course.