Public Speaking: Find Your Unique Voice
A course by Dasha Dollar-Smirnova , Public Speaking Coach
Joined June 2021
Explore practical exercises and storytelling techniques to learn to speak to an audience and deliver engaging presentations with confidence.
Explore practical exercises and storytelling techniques to learn to speak to an audience and deliver engaging presentations with confidence.
Joined June 2021
What does it take to be a good public speaker? Confidence? Passion? Choice of language? Public speaking coach Dasha Dollar-Smirnova teaches you how to master all of the above, and much more, so you can engage an audience and deliver a compelling talk. She is the founder of public speaking training company Frog Talk where she combines her experience in the advertising industry with her drama training to help clients find their voice.
In this course Dasha teaches you how to become a confident public speaker with the ability to engage your listeners, and deliver a persuasive talk that’s tailored to your audience. Through practical exercises and advice, learn how to control your voice, manage your nerves, work with body language, and employ storytelling techniques so you can master the skill of public speaking. Are you ready to find your voice?
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 11 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (941)
- 53,486 students
- 16 lessons (1h 38m)
- 11 additional resources (0 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, Turkish
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Deliver a two to three minute online talk or presentation, on a subject of your choice. The objective is to persuade the audience to agree with what you’re stating or proposing.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone who is looking to improve their public speaking skills or presentation skills.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is required.
In terms of materials, you need paper, a pen and some colored markers or highlighters, and equipment to record your presentation such as a smartphone, laptop or tablet.
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A course by Dasha Dollar-Smirnova
Dasha Dollar-Smirnova is a public speaking coach, and founder of Frog Talk, a company that provides public speaking training workshops. Dasha originally trained and worked in the field of drama and theatre which is where she built her confidence and found her voice.
Her first job was working for advertising agency Hogarth Worldwide, where she applied her acting background to the pitching team and helped the company become one of the UK’s fastest growing advertising agencies. Since then, she has obtained a master’s in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health and devoted herself, and Frog Talk, to helping individuals and companies master public speaking and become better communicators.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Getting to Know Your Tools
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What Makes a Great Public Speaker
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Understanding How the Voice Works
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Breathing Techniques to Help With Projection
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Diction—Warm Up Exercises for the Face and Tongue Twisters
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Body and Taking up Space
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U3
Finding the Right Words
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What Makes an Effective and Persuasive Talk?
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Nailing the Objective of Your Presentation
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Mapping Out and Tailoring Your Content to Your Audience
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Putting Structure around It —Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
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U4
Adding the Bells and Whistles
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Storytelling Techniques
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Storyboarding
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Rehearsal and Techniques for Memorising Your Content
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U5
Five Minutes Before
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Final Tips
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Managing Your Nerves—Techniques for Grounding
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FP
Final project
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Public Speaking: Find Your Unique Voice
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kardareba
This is my 3rd course with Dasha, she is freakin amazing!
giselapinero05
PlusHola! aun no finalice el curso pero me encanta!! me gusta como explica la profe, y me gustaria que pueda estar traducido al español, sino entre que voy leyendo me pierdo de verla. el resto de 10!
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pbweb
bardzo dobry rzeczowy kurs. Widać doświadczenie, którym prowadząca dzieli się z widzem.
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lifana_a
PlusI am so grateful to have taken this course. Everything I need to get started is here, and of course, I would like to recommend it to you if you are keen to start your public speaking!
simlima
Este curso, é excelente, claro, objetivo, direto ao ponto
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